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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has reached a proposed settlement agreement with Rhodia, Donau Chemie AG (Rhodia) and Albright & Wilson PLC (A&W) that, subject to final approval, would allow Rhodia's...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application...

Staff of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition and Policy Planning office has submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its proposed rule aimed at...

Testifying today before the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Power regarding recent nationwide oil price fluctuations, Richard Parker*, Director of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission's...

Operators who sold consumers advice about how they could improve their credit profiles "ethically" and "legally" by replacing their social security numbers with other taxpayer identification numbers...

McCormick & Company, the world's largest spice company, has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that it violated federal antitrust laws by engaging in unlawful price discrimination in...

The Wisconsin Chiropractic Association (WCA) and its executive director, Russell A. Leonard, have agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission allegations that they orchestrated a conspiracy among WCA...

In the second court settlement resulting from several Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission travel related enforcement actions brought in August of 1999, collectively named "Operation Trip Trap," a Nevada-based...

Nine West Group Inc., one of the country's largest suppliers of women's shoes, has agreed to settle charges that it engaged in resale price fixing with certain dealers in violation of federal and...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, the Department of Justice and law enforcement officials from 29 states today announced Project Biz-illion$, a multi-pronged attack on traditional business opportunity...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced that it is beginning a review of its smokeless tobacco trade regulation rule. The regulations implement the health warning requirements of the...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has ordered the Trans Union Corporation to stop selling consumer reports in the form of target marketing lists to marketers who lack an authorized purpose for receiving...

The Commission has granted an application for approval of a divestiture from the following: Exxon Mobil Corp. Under a consent order entered into with the Commission on November 30, 1999, Exxon Mobil...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission (FTC) and Â鶹´«Ã½ Communications Commission (FCC) today issued a joint Policy Statement to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive advertising and marketing of long...

A suburban Chicago-area telemarketing company charged with sending unordered merchandise to small businesses around the country and then billing them for it has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission is seeking public comment on the provisions of a plan by PrivacyBot.com to issue a "seal of approval" indicating that Internet websites that comply with its provisions...

Standards proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the privacy protection of personally identifiable health information -- which include an "individual authorization" or...

Consumers have reported being confused and often misled by the claims made by companies marketing long distance services. New services, including "10-10" numbers and discount calling plans, are...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has proposed a Rule, set forth in a Â鶹´«Ã½ Register Notice to be published shortly, which would implement the financial privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...