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FTC Issues Multi Level Marketing (MLM) Guidance

On January 4th of 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a document, entitled “Business Guidance Concerning Mutli-Level Marketing.” This…

District Court sides with Industry on Dietary Supplement Substantiation

A U.S. District judge New Jersey has ruled in United States v. Bayer Corporation that Bayer will not be held…

FTC-FDA Warning Letter Issued to Company Marketing Ebola Cure

On September 23, 2014, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration ("FDA"), in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), issued…

FTC Prevails Against Marketers of Medical Foods

On March 7, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reported that the Agency had prevailed in federal court in its…

FDA/FTC Issue Joint Warning Letter to Company Marketing Flu Remedy

On January 24, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a…

FTC May Have Won Battle with POM Wonderful but Industry Appears to Have Won the War

On May 21, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it has prevailed in its claim against POM Wonderful…