Regulatory Rumblings
Trouble Brewing in the Buckeye State
Posted: Feb 15, 2013 10:00am ETIn the aftermath of the Fiscal Cliff and the looming sequester, most eyes have focused on budgetary matters in Washington. But perhaps the most imminent threat to the advertising community can be found 400 miles west in Columbus, Ohio.
READ MOREKey Congressional Leaders Strongly Question Proposed Food Ad Guidelines
Posted: Sep 13, 2011 3:00pm ETAn important letter was sent yesterday (September 12, 2011) to the heads of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children’s (IWG) proposed guidelines for food marketed to children.
READ MORETRUTH in Labeling – Voluntarism Unmasked
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 9:00am ETLast Thursday (July 14th 2011), the FTC ended its comment period on the Interagency Working Group’s (IWG) proposed principles for Food Marketing to Children. Comments flooded in from virtually every segment of the food, beverage, restaurant and advertising communities. They forcefully pierced the façade that these “proposals” are anything other than thinly disguised government ultimatums, ...
READ MORERegulatory Supersizing
Posted: Jul 5, 2011 11:30am ETOur response to a blog post by David Vladeck of the FTC that mocks, disparages, deprecates and dismisses a broad range of serious issues raised by the business community concerning the Interagency Working Group’s (IWG) Proposal on Food Marketed to Children.
READ MOREThe FDA's New Graphic Warnings for Tobacco Products Violate the First Amendment
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 3:07pm ETThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today unveiled a set of nine new graphic warnings that must appear on all tobacco packages and ads next year. We believe that these gruesome, graphic warnings are excessive and violate the First Amendment.
READ MOREThe OBA Battle Continues
Posted: May 27, 2011 9:00am ETAll of these new online behavioral advertising (OBA) bills, if enacted into law, would greatly affect the ability of marketers to effectively reach consumers.
READ MOREFocusing on Real Solutions to Childhood Obesity
Posted: May 12, 2010 12:00am ETThe White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity released an important report yesterday on “Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation.” We commend the President and all of the members of the Task Force for their efforts to focus on real solutions to this serious national challenge. The Action Plan released today contains a number of comprehensive strategies and recommendati ...
READ MOREFCC Examining "Future of Media"
Posted: Feb 16, 2010 12:00am ETThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an examination into the “Future of Media and Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age.” The FCC states its goal is to “assess whether all Americans have access to vibrant, diverse sources of news and information that will enable them to enrich their lives, their communities and our democracy.”
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