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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 underfilled or slack-filled packaging.

Jewelers Vigilance Committee

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Jewelers Vigilance Committee

The Jewelers Vigilance Commitee, which was formed in 1917, provides education and self-regulation to the jewelry industry.

Natural Products Foundation

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Natural Products Foundation

The Natural Products Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and facilitate research and education regarding natural products, including dietary supplements and nutritional foods.

Product Placement

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Product Placement

Products that pop up in movies and television shows are often there for specific advertising reasons.

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.

The First Amendment and Commercial Speech

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The First Amendment and Commercial Speech

When the government can restrict commercial speech.

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

Jewelers Vigilance Committee

Natural Products Foundation

Product Placement

Federal Laws Governing Ads

The First Amendment and Commercial Speech

Truth is Not Always a Defense

Federal Trade Commission