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Federal Trade Commission
FTC Testifies on Report Regarding Food Marketing to Children and Adolescents
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 23, 2008 - 9:30pmLast updated: September 23, 2008 - 9:32pm
Commissioner Jon Leibowitz testified that the report, Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation, found 44 major food and beverage marketers spent $1.6 billion to promote their products to children under 12 and adolescents ages 12 to 17 in the United States in 2006.
FTC Report on Phishing
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 14, 2008 - 3:38pmThe Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report on a Roundtable Discussion on Phishing Education that it hosted in April. Approximately 60 experts from business, government, the technology sector, the consumer advocacy community, and academia met at the FTC to discuss strategies for outreach to consumers about avoiding phishing.
