In a lawsuit filed today against the Food and Drug Administration, the drug manufacturer Amarin Pharma claims that the FDA's bar on drug companies marketing their products for uses that have not been approved by the FDA violates the company's right to free speech. In this case, not only is the use unapproved, but the […]
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The New York Times reports today that the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (part of the U.S. Department of Transportation) is promising aggressive action on vehicle recalls that move too slowly and continue to endanger lives. "Mr. Rosekind, who took over as administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in December, […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued its third Snapshot of Complaints Received from Servicemembers, Veterans and their Families. The report details the data and trends from consumer complaints received by the CFPB from members of the military and their families since July 2011. Points highlighted by the CFPB include: Debt collection complaints have continued […]
"It's Time to Regulate E-Cigarettes" is the title of an op-ed in today's New York Times by former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids President Matt Myers. Noting that "youth e-cigarette use tripled in just one year, surpassing the use of traditional cigarettes," the writers express concern that "E-cigarettes […]
From the Federal Trade Commission's press release: A national mortgage servicing company will pay $63 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau charges that it harmed homeowners with illegal loan servicing and debt collection practices. The FTC and CFPB allege that Green Tree Servicing LLC made illegal and abusive debt collection […]
Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and Collins (R-ME) have introduced a bill entitled Personal Care Products Safety Act, which would gives the FDA significantly more authority over cosmetics and personal care products, including the authority to order recalls of dangerous products. The bill would require the FDA to review chemicals used in these products and to provide […]
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it will host a workshop "to examine competition, consumer protection, and economic issues raised by the proliferation of online and mobile peer-to peer business platforms in certain sectors of the economy, often referred to as the sharing economy.” The workshop will take place on June 9 in Washington, […]
Huffington Post yesterday published a lengthy article about regulation — or lack thereof — of food additives by the Food and Drug Administration. The bottom line: Critics of the system say the biggest concern, however, is that companies regularly introduce new additives without ever informing the FDA. That means people are consuming foods with added […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Navajo Nation yesterday filed suit to shut down a tax-refund scam that allegedly preyed on tribe members in New Mexico by prodding them into high-cost tax-refund-anticipation loans. Consumerist has the story.
Below are recent announcements from the Department of Justice's Consumer Protection Branch. April 13, 2015 Quality Egg, Company Owner and Top Executive Sentenced in Connection with Distribution of Adulterated Eggs April 13, 2015 California Man Sentenced to Prison for Odometer Fraud Scheme April 10, 2015 First Jamaican Man Extradited to the United States in Connection […]