Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

FDA Holds Public Meeting on Cosmetic Microbiological Safety Issues to Consider Need for New Guidelines

On November 30, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting to consider the need to amend pre-existing guidelines or adopt new ones addressing microbiological safety in cosmetics. The FDA…

Four Things to Know When Planning a Social Media Promotion

Social media has revolutionized the way companies run sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions. Not only does social media make it possible to do things that weren’t done a few years ago, it also makes it easier.…

GAO Report Recommends FDA Adopt Definition of Economic Adulteration and Take Steps to Combat Independently from Other Types of Adulteration

Responding to a request from Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and John Dingell (D-MI), on October 24, 2011, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report which…

Facebook Settlement with the FTC Includes Stringent Privacy Requirements

Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charges alleging that the social network company engaged in deceptive practices that enabled third-party access to Facebook users’ private information,…

Join Us on Dec 7th for the Seminar, "gTLDs: The Next Move is Yours!"

ICANN made its move to launch the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), the biggest change to the structure of the Domain Name System since its inception 25 years ago. (A gTLD is the name to the right of the dot in a…