Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Last week, the FTC sent high profile warning letters to two trade associations, the American Beverage Association (AmeriBev) and the Canadian Sugar Institute, and 12 registered dieticians regarding inadequate disclosures in the dieticians’ social media posts. While the specific influencer posts varied across dietician, they all related to the safety of aspartame, an artificial sweetener, and other messaging regarding the benefits of consuming sugar-containing products.
Continue Reading FTC Warns Influencers and Trade Associations to Be Much More Specific About Ties

The FTC took action last week against a group of New England-based clothing accessories companies for making false claims that certain of its products were “Made in USA.”
Continue Reading Made in the USA-ish: FTC Charges Clothing Accessories Companies for False “Hand Crafted in USA” Claims

The FTC has announced the next step in its ongoing review of the “Green Guides.” According to the FTC’s most recent announcement, it is zeroing-in on “recyclable” claims and will be hosting a workshop titled “Talking Trash at the FTC: Recyclable Claims and the Green Guides.”
Continue Reading FTC is “Talking Trash” and Zeroing-in on “Recyclable” Claims

The FTC unanimously approved a consent order this week requiring Credit Karma, LLC to pay $3 million dollars for allegedly advertising to consumers that they were “pre-approved” for credit card offers, when in reality, the customers were not pre-approved, and in fact, were frequently rejected.
Continue Reading Retailers Must Be Careful With Private Label Credit Card Advertising

The FTC has just announced a release of updated “Health Products Compliance Guidance” to help advertisers ensure that claims about the benefits and safety of health-related products are truthful, not misleading, and supported by science.
Continue Reading FTC Revises Longstanding “Dietary Supplement Guide” to Cover all Health Products