Sentence examples for consumer protection guidelines from inspiring English sources

J.C. Penney and department store competitor Kohl's were each slapped with class-action lawsuits in 2013, claiming their sales tactics violated consumer protection guidelines in the state of California, which has specific rules to protect consumers from misleading deals.

In fact, the FTC is currently proposing revised guidelines regarding endorsements and testimonials in advertising in an effort to expand consumer protection guidelines to online blog content.

An FTC spokesperson would confirm only that the announcement will take place at a workshop it is sponsoring that day to explore how FTC consumer-protection guidelines apply to electronic media.

With an increasing number of Greeks considering cashing in their jewelry or family heirlooms, the country's consumer protection agency recently published guidelines to protect people from unscrupulous dealers.

His eloquent plea for their protection led to the United Nations guidelines for consumer protection and to the annual celebration of World Consumer-Rights Day on March 15th.Nowhere is that day marked with more gusto than in China, where it is known as san yao wu (three one five).

These restrictions actually provide a good amount of consumer protection, and may serve as a guideline for future states looking to legalize the industry while providing safeguards to protect participants.

While consumer protection is of the utmost importance, new guidelines and regulations shouldn't unduly restrict access to these much-needed products and services.

The action put him on a collision course with state officials including the New York attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, who say that the comptroller's guidelines favor banks and weaken consumer protection.

Mr. Brodsky said that the guidelines were an improvement but added that consumer protection legislation would most probably follow.

On Oct. 12, David C. Vladeck, the commission's director of the bureau of consumer protection, testified at a hearing on food marketing, saying the new proposed guidelines would not include children aged 12 to 17. Marketing efforts that are philanthropic in nature, or geared towards families and general audiences and not just children, also would not be affected by the guidelines.

Federal health and consumer protection experts (known as the Interagency Working Group) have proposed reasonable, science-based nutrition guidelines to help provide a model for companies that market to kids.