The FTC Is On A Rampage
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission took on misleading iTunes reviews. This week, they’ve subpoenaed every food company in the U.S. (actually 48, but still) that’s marketing to kids. And they might make those myriad green seals on the packaging of so many products not just complete bunk (if they weren’t already) but a violation of FTC standards.
The food company subpoenas are part of a follow-up to a 2008 report, “Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities and Self-Regulation,” which resulted from 44 food company subpoenas.
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