FTC Admonishes Media On False Diet Ads
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As part of a crackdown on false and deceptive diet claims, letters sent Tuesday reminded media companies to stop publishing ads for bogus weight-loss products.
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell spyware-blocking software.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration has warned Pfizer Inc.  that television and  print advertisements for its painkillers Celebrex and Bextra  misled consumers, according to a letter made public on  Wednesday.
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Television advertisements promoting Pfizer Inc.&#39;s impotence drug Viagra omit key information and should be withdrawn, the US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) said in a letter to the company released on Monday.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A hardline government stand on carbohydrate claims for new Canadian food labels has prompted a sharp retort from the purveyors of the Atkins low-carb diet.
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Just a day before a federal town hall on online tracking and advertising, privacy groups call for a federally run "Do Not Track" list. Advertisers deride it as invasive and unnecessary.
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The Food and Drug Administration has asked the maker of cholesterol-lowering medication Crestor to stop running an advertisement that makes &quot;false or misleading&quot; claims about the drug&#39;s safety.
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News sites may be tempted by an advertising scheme that lets them profit from ads linked to selected words within an article. But publishers who value a separation of editorial and advertising content should steer clear. By Adam L. Penenberg.
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OTTAWA -- A hardline government stand on carbohydrate claims for new Canadian food labels has prompted a sharp retort from the purveyors of the Atkins low-carb diet.
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Two television advertisements for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s impotence drug Viagra should be withdrawn for claiming a return of sexual desire and omitting key information, the Food and Drug Administration said in a letter to the company released
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The US drug safety watchdog warned Monday on its website that several Chinese-made 'dietary supplements' contain the active ingredient found in Viagra, and could be harmful to consumers.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell their owners spyware-blocking software.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with pet food retailer Petco Animal Supplies of charges that the company's Web site violated federal law by making deceptive security claims.
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A Las Vegas firm has been told to stop making unsubstantiated weight-loss and anti-aging claims, and to knock off the spamming as well.
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LONDON, Dec. 17 â As regulators wage war on unhealthy diets, cholesterol in food is increasingly unpopular. But it may have found a new role in advertising.
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US health officials announced steps on Thursday aimed at clarifying the way regulators police the safety and advertising claims of vitamins, herbs and other products in the $15-billion-a-year dietary supplements industry.
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The FTC recently announced its opposition to Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats.