Nutrition activists fear the food industry is co-opting so-called “mommy bloggers” with junkets and freebies and, as a result, pulling a fast one on consumers who read the blogs and are unaware of the perks and endorsement deals, the Los…

Faithful readers of this blog might remember the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuits against four makers of bamboo-derived clothing. The FTC accused the companies of making false, unsubstantiated claims that their products are “green” and that the textiles retain the anti-microbial…

When Louise Precht’s grandson, Greg, called last year to tell her he was locked up in a Canadian jail and needed $5,000 to get out, the Swansea woman didn’t hesitate.

It was just a week before Christmas, but Precht didn’t need…

When the Federal Trade Commission released a reinterpretation of its product-endorsement rules this month,  regulators may not have been prepared for the howls of protest that it would generate online.

The FTC’s initial announcement seemed to suggest that the commission would target bloggers…

If you’ve got personal information you don’t need anymore, you can destroy those old financial statements and other documents for free at “Shred Day” in Edwardsville.

The event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Schnuck’s supermarket…

Celebrities and others paid to endorse products can be sued for making false claims, according to new guidelines announced today by the Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC’s “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising” was last updated in…

(Update at 4:10 p.m. on Aug. 11 includes response from the Morris Saintsing, an owner of the M Group.)

Federal regulators today announced a crackdown on textile manufacturers for allegedly marketing rayon clothes and other products as being made from eco-friendly bamboo…

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a major crackdown on companies that allegedly swindled consumers in get-rich-quick schemes and other bogus financial services.

The watchdog agency charges 15 firms as part of what it calls “Operation Short Change,” which also included…

If you missed Saturday’s Savvy Consumer column, it took a look at third-party billing and phone-bill cramming. Not familiar with cramming? Here’s a bit of the column:

According to the Federal Communications Commission, cramming is the practice of placing unauthorized, misleading…

Late last week, the Federal Trade Commission started mailing out about 400,000 checks in the amount of $27.68. The money is part of settlement in the federal agency’s lawsuit against J.K. Publications, a California pornographer that, back in 1990s, ran up…