FTC extends comment period
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FTC grants a 90-day extension of the March 19 deadline for comments related to the commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising and two consumer surveys it commissioned. The Electronic Retailing Association said it needs more time to evaluate the two reports and compile member opinions on the subject, FTC states. The new deadline for comments is June 18, according to FTC. The commission published the results of the two commissioned studies on efficacy of testimonial ads' disclosure statements in January. The studies found dietary supplements' disclosure statements are largely ineffective in helping consumers understand efficacy claims communicated in a testimonial advertisement (1"The Tan Sheet" Jan. 22, 2007, p. 10)....