FTC promotes at-home shopping safety

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The Federal Trade Commission will join other federal agencies, national, state and local law enforcement organizations, advocacy group and private firms in promoting at-home shopping safety among consumers. A campaign, which will be held from Feb 14 to 20, 2000, and called the Armchair Armor's Shopping Safety From Home, will provide information on the risks involved when buying from telemarketers, direct mail advertisers, TV shopping programs and Internet firms.

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Mailers take stand on postal reform

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The Mailers Council made their preferred postal reform language known in a position paper. The Senate and House both have bills on the issue.

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Sweepstakes must include warning inserts, AGs urge

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The National Assn of Attorneys General has proposed that sweepstakes mailings should include fact sheets that would include warnings about the chance of the participants in winning the prizes. The insert would say the following:"You have not won. Enter for free. Enter as often as you like. Buying won't help you win." The fact sheet is one of the recommendations by the 16-member task force that conducted a public hearing on sweepstakes and promotions.

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