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FDA Registered, Cleared, Approved: What’s the Difference?

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FDA Registered, Cleared, Approved: What’s the Difference?

Medical devices like to tout their status with the FDA. But what’s behind these terms?

Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level?

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Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level?

A topic-by-topic list of federal agencies that deal with deceptive advertising.

Food and Drug Administration

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Food and Drug Administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency that is responsible for protecting public health through regulation and supervision of several different types of products, including food…

Does Size Really Matter? A Primer on Slack-Filled Packaging

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Does Size Really Matter? A Primer on Slack-Filled Packaging

What to know about the FDA’s rule on under-filled or slack-filled packaging.

Federal Laws Governing Ads

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Federal Laws Governing Ads

There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.

Motion Picture Association of America

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Motion Picture Association of America

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a trade association comprised of six well-known Hollywood studios – Walt Disney, Sony, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Universal, and Warner Brothers. Like…

Truth is Not Always a Defense

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Truth is Not Always a Defense

The truth is bigger than the sum of an ad’s parts.

Federal Trade Commission

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Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which was created in 1914, is a federal agency that is tasked with promoting consumer protection. One of the central ways it does this is…

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FDA Registered, Cleared, Approved: What’s the Difference?

Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level?

Food and Drug Administration

Does Size Really Matter? A Primer on Slack-Filled Packaging

Federal Laws Governing Ads

Motion Picture Association of America

Truth is Not Always a Defense

Federal Trade Commission