Revision To FTC Testimonial Guidelines Would Muzzle Industry – Trade Groups
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
A proposed revision of Federal Trade Commission guidelines on advertising endorsements and testimonials would raise First Amendment concerns and could impose an "often impossible-to-meet requirement" on advertisers, according to the Electronic Retailing Association and the Council for Responsible Nutrition
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