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October 13, 2004

• For Your Information:
  Announced Actions for October 13, 2004
  The Commission has received a petition from BayerCropScience AG (BCS), requesting FTC approval to amend the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) between BCS and BASF Aktiengesellschaft (BASF) to permit an exclusive license back to BSC for the agricultural use of the chemical insecticide active ingredient Fipronil.; Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Bonzi Software, Inc., Joe Bonzi, and Jay Bonzi.
  
  
• FTC Cautions Consumers about Voter Registration Scams
  
  
• Canadian Enterprise to Stop Selling Nonexistent Credit Cards

October 12, 2004

• FTC, International Agencies Adopt Action Plan on Spam Enforcement
  
  
• Media Advisory:
  Chicago Consumer Agencies Host Consumer Outreach Forum to Address Fraud Directed at Hispanics
  

• Canadian Marketers of Fraudulent Weight-Loss Products Pay Redress to Settle FTC Charges
  
  
• FTC Cracks down On Spyware Operation
  
  
• FTC Staff and Justice Department Urge Massachusetts Legislature to Allow Nonlawyers to Compete with Lawyers For Real Estate Closing Services

October 8, 2004

• Media Advisory: October 8, 2004
  Law Enforcement Action Targeting Spyware
  Press conference to announce a law enforcement action targeting “spyware” – software that takes control of consumers’ computers or monitors their Internet use without their consent.
  

• For Your Information:
  Announced Actions for October 8, 2004
  In response to an inquiry from Arkansas Representative Doug Matayo, Federal Trade Commission staff in the agency’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Bureau of Economics have issued comments concerning whether certain Arkansas regulations on contact lenses are preempted by the new federal Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act. Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Applied Card Systems, Inc., et al.

October 7, 2004

• National Check Control Relief Defendant Settles FTC Charges
  
  
• FTC Coordinates with Law Enforcement Partners to Fight Telemarketing Fraud
  Special Hotline Assists Victims, Provides Consumer Education Information

October 6, 2004

• FTC Continues Crackdown on Scams Aimed at Hispanic Consumers
  
  
• La FTC Continúa Actuando Enérgicamente En Casos De Estafas Dirigidas A Consumidores Hispanos
  FTC Continues Crack Down On Scams Aimed At Hispanic Consumers

October 5, 2004

• U.S. and Canada Sign Agreement to Provide For Enhanced International Antitrust Cooperation
  
  
• FTC Shuts Down Deceptive Spam Operation
  "Business Opportunity" Turns Out To Be Illegal Scam
  

• FTC Targets Products Claiming to Affect the Stress Hormone Cortisol
  Agency Alleges That Marketers of CortiSlim and CortiStress Made False or Unsubstantiated Claims
  
  
• For Your Information:
  Announced Actions for October 5, 2004
  Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.; Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Piedmont Health Alliance, Inc., et al.

October 1, 2004

• Media Advisory:
  FTC Continues Crack Down on Scams Aimed at Hispanic Consumers

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 13, 2004