FTC “Rarely” Lacks Targets In Health Care Ads – Consumer Protection Chief
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Federal Trade Commission's consumer protection chief says although the FTC's budget for fiscal 2008 of $240.2 million is a fraction of FDA's, the commission has no shortage of enforcement activity related to health care products
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