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Federal consumer protection statutes are primarily enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.

Here is one potentially relevant law: Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (80 Stat. 1296, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1451-1461)

This Act directs the Commission to issue regulations requiring that all consumer commodities other than food, drugs, therapeutic devices, and cosmetics be labeled to disclose net contents, identity of commodity, and name and place of business of the product’s manufacturer, packer, or distributor. The Act authorizes additional regulations where necessary to prevent consumer deception (or to facilitate value comparisons) with respect to descriptions of ingredients, slack fill of packages, use of “cents-off” or lower price labeling, or characterization of package sizes.

Also, the Consumer Protection Bureau of the FTC was designed to identify and eliminate unfair or deceptive trade practices.

Filed under: Law