At a press conference on August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), which was published, along with a fact sheet, to explore potential new rules governing what the
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Consumer Protection Connection, published by Keller Heckman, focuses on legal developments and regulatory updates related to consumer protection. The blog covers topics such as compliance with state and federal consumer product safety laws, privacy regulations including children’s online privacy, environmental and recycling fee requirements for consumer products, false advertising and sustainability claims, and emerging issues in product labeling and marketing. It serves businesses and legal professionals seeking to understand evolving consumer protection obligations, enforcement trends, and legislative changes affecting product safety, privacy, and environmental compliance.
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FTC Submits COPPA Report to Congress, Extends Comment Deadline for October “Stealth Advertising” Workshop
On August 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) submitted a report to the Congressional Committees on Appropriations detailing current resources and personnel dedicated to COPPA enforcement, the number of COPPA violation investigations over the past five years,…
Thought Those 300 GDPR Fines Were High? Think Again
Since it started in May 2018, enforcement of the rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) across the EU has revealed various national trends and differences in approach. Yet one difference seems to dwarf all others: the variation in…
CPSC to Hold Workshop on Beta Testing of eFiling Compliance Data for Imported Consumer Products
In a notice published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2022, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff announced that the CPSC will hold a workshop on October 13, 2022, to discuss CPSC’s eFiling Program and the Commission’s plans…
Two Senate Recycling Bills Pass Unanimously
Two recent Senate bills show that Congress is working to improve the nation’s patchwork of recycling laws. On July 28, 2022, the Senate voted unanimously to pass The Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 (RIAA) and The Recycling and…
Meet DeFine, a GDPR Fine Calculator
On May 12, 2022, the European Data Protection Board published guidelines with a methodology for calculating fines for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These guidelines were subject to a public consultation until June 27, 2022.
Because these…
Deadline Set for Comments on Proposed Updates to FTC Endorsement Guides
As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeks comments on proposed updates to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (Endorsement Guides). The FTC’s notice was published in the Federal Register on July…
FTC Brings Right to Repair Complaints Against Three Companies
Following its report to Congress in 2021 on what it characterized as unlawful repair restrictions, Nixing the Fix, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced that it would prioritize investigations into limits on consumer repair rights pursuant to…
CPRA Rulemaking Commences with Two Public Hearings in August
On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) announced the start of the formal rulemaking process to adopt proposed regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amends and expands the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
The…
FTC Seeks Input on Proposed EnergyGuide Labeling Rule Updates
In keeping with its 5-year schedule for comparability range updates to the Energy Labeling Rule (Rule), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on May 25, 2022, seeking to revise the Rule to require EnergyGuide labels…