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

CPSC Extends Stay of Enforcement for Lead-Content Testing

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or "Commission") has voted 4-1 to extend the stay of enforcement for third-party, lead-content testing on certain children’s products until December 31, 2011. Section 102…

USDA Issues Final Rule Regarding Biobased Product Labeling

On January 20, 2011, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued a final rule regarding a voluntary product certification and labeling program for biobased products. The new rule creates a distinctive…

Insights from Kelley Drye's 3rd Annual Privacy Seminar

On January 21, 2011, Kelley Drye & Warren hosted the seminar and audiocast, "Privacy By Design, Choice, and Transparency: What a New Framework Will Mean for Business and Technology." The seminar highlighted key…

New FTC Cases Involve Refunds, Asset Freezes

Earlier this month, we posted that the Washington AG announced a settlement with a company that misrepresented that consumers’ computers were at risk. As part of the settlement, the company agreed to pay refunds to…

CPSC Holds Conferences Discussing the Publicly-Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database

In preparation for the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (“CPSC”) launch of the Publicly-Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database (“Database”), the CPSC held two conferences, on January 11 and 20,…