Browsing Harvard Law School by Keyword "FTC"

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    • Dietary Supplements: A Historical Examination of its Regulation 

      Wang, Gerald (2002)
      The subject of this paper is the regulation of dietary supplements, with the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) marked as a turning point. The paper examines the history of regulation ...

    • Happy Inconsistency: Health Claims Standards at the FTC and FDA 

      Elliott, Matthew J. (1997)
      We live in a society increasingly preoccupied with healthy food. Restaurant menus now include "heart smart" options, network news programs run segments on teenage vegetarians, consumer groups denounce our beloved movie ...

    • Internet Hoaxes: Public Regulation and Private Remedies 

      Daly, Karen C. (2000)
      This paper begins with a brief overview of the psychology of rumor and a discussion of the impact of Internet technology on the dissemination of rumors. Part II examines the three consumer rumors presented above as case ...