Word: ftc
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Charles Pfizer & Co. was charged by the commission with violations for promoting its "unburn" cream as being effective for blond sunbathers, although the company had made no scientific studies to justify its claim. The case, which is headed for court, is aimed at relieving the FTC of the need to prove that a claim is false and instead make the advertiser produce evidence that the claim is true...
...McDonald's hamburger chain was accused of running fraudulent sweepstakes in which it advertised $500,000 in prizes but, because of the odds against winning, paid out only $13,000. The FTC has proposed an order that could force McDonald and all other contest advertisers to inform players fully and accurately of the odds against them...
...Light-bulb manufacturers, under an FTC ruling due to take effect in January, must include on cartons sold in retail stores the life expectancy of their bulbs...
...effectiveness of all this expanded activity will greatly depend on whether Congress agrees next year to enlarge the FTC's budget beyond the meager $20.5 million authorized for fiscal 1970. If the commission continues its performance of recent months, an increasingly consumer-minded Congress might be persuaded to up the ante...