Media Advisory
FTCs Operation False Cures Targets Peddlers of Bogus Cancer Remedies
Commission Launches Public Education Campaign
In cooperation with law enforcement and regulatory agencies in the United States and Canada, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will hold a press conference to announce deceptive advertising complaints it has filed against online peddlers of bogus cancer cures.
| WHO: | Lydia Parnes, Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Douglas Stearn, Director, |
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| WHEN: | Thursday, September 18, 2008, 11 a.m. |
| WHERE: | Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 432 Washington, DC Call-in Information: The toll-free phone number (in the U.S. and Canada) is 866-363-9013. The confirmation number is 65145274. Please reference the confirmation number when joining the call. The chairperson is Gail Kingsland, and the lines, which are for media only, will open at 10:45 a.m. EST. Reporters unable to attend the event can either call in or view the on the day of the event. |
| PRESS CONTACT: | FTC Office of Public Affairs 202-326-2180 |
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