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

US, EU Announce "Historic" Reciprocity Arrangement on Organic Standards

Yesterday, the United States and the European Union announced a reciprocity agreement that will allow access to both markets for products certified organic in either market. Beginning June 1, 2012, organic products…

FTC Report Raises Privacy Questions About Mobile Apps for Children

This morning, the FTC issued a report showing the results of a survey of mobile apps for children. These apps can automatically collect a broad range of information, including a user's location, phone number, contacts,…

FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to Federal Reserve

On February 10, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission issued its annual financial acts enforcement report to the Federal Reserve Board. The report highlights the Commission’s enforcement and compliance activity in 2011…

Recent FDA Testing Shows Lead in Lipsticks, Agency Maintains Levels are Safe

Recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) test results show that detectible amounts of lead continue to be found in lipstick, but do not present a safety risk to product consumers. According to the recent FDA test…

FTC Warns 6 Mobile Apps about Possible FCRA Violations

The FTC this week warned marketers of six mobile apps that provide background screening that the companies may be violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FTC warned the apps marketers that, if they believe…