Federal Trade Commission Issues Annual Report on Ethanol Market Concentration for 2019

Federal Trade Commission Issues Annual Report on Ethanol Market Concentration for 2019 | site |



(November 25, 2019) - - Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information:

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2019 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs the Commission to perform an annual review of market concentration in the ethanol production industry “to determine whether there is...

Federal Trade Commission Sending Refund Checks Totaling Over $1.8 Million to Consumers Defrauded by “Risk-Free” Trial Offers for Skin Care Products| site |



(November 21, 2019) - - Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information:

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 79,771 refund checks totaling over $1.8 million to consumers who signed up for “risk-free” trial offers for skin care products, but were enrolled in negative...

Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Approve Procedural Amendments to Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules for Foreign Entities | site |



(November 8, 2019) - - Today (November 8, 2019), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information: The Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, has published in the Federal Register proposed amendments that clarify whether a transaction is exempt f...

U.S. Small Business Administration Issues Direct Final Rule that Will Allow Governors to Seek HUBZone Designation for Certain Rural Areas| site |


(November 18, 2019) - - Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published the following information: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration today issued a direct final rule that will allow governors to petition the SBA’s Administrator to designate HUBZone status to certain covered areas. A covered are...

Federal Trade Commission Releases Advertising Disclosures Guidance for Online Influencers | site |



New document, videos summarize how to ensure consumers are aware of advertising relationships



(November 5, 2019) - - Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information: The Federal Trade Commission has released a new publication for online influencers that lays out the agency’s rules of the road for when and how inf...

AT&T to Pay $60 Million to Resolve FTC Allegations It Misled Consumers with ‘Unlimited Data’ Promises| site |

Wireless operator to provide refunds to current, former customers



(November 5, 2019) - - Today (November 5, 2019), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information: AT&T Mobility, LLC, will pay $60 million to settle litigation with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the wireless provider misled millions of its smar...

Federal Trade Commission Sends Warning Letters to Sellers of Cosmetic Contacts: All Contact Lens Purchases Require a Prescription from a Medical Professional| site |


(October 29, 2019) - - Today (October 29, 2019), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information:

As Halloween approaches and consumers consider temporarily changing their eye color or the look of their eyes to match their costumes, Federal Trade Commission staff has sent letters...

Truly Organic? The Federal Trade Commission Says No, Alleges Retailer Misled Consumers about Its Products | site |

Bath and beauty retailer to pay $1.76 million to settle Commission allegations



(September 19, 2019) - - Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information: Miami Beach-based retailer Truly Organic Inc. (Truly Organic) and its founder and CEO, Maxx Harley Appelman, will pay $1.76 million to settle a Federal Trade Commi...

Federal Trade Commission Requires Divestitures and Imposes Conditions on US Foods Holding Corp.’s Acquisition of Services Group of America, Inc.| site |


(September 11, 2019) - - Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the following information:

Food distributor US Foods, Inc. has agreed to divest assets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that US Foods, Inc.’s proposed $1.8 billion acquisition of Services Group of America, Inc. would violate...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Appoints New Members to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee

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(November 8, 2018) - - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the appointment of 39 members to the Department’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC). Initially established in 2010, and most recently renewed in June 2018, the REEEAC is...