| Public relation for consumer protection agencies is | | | | Commission goes after dietary supplements or |
| very important, however it is often abused by various | | | | over-the-counter vitamins because the drug |
| government agencies as they try to promote | | | | companies do not want the competition. The drug |
| themselves and their worth to the community and | | | | companies obviously have lobbyists and can easily get |
| consumer without regard for actual truth. For instance | | | | a small company investigated who is out selling a |
| let's take a case study. | | | | product. |
| The Federal Trade Commission went after Hooked on | | | | If the Federal Trade Commission is involved in stuff like |
| Phonics and nearly shut the business down. Later we | | | | this then they too are called into question and they will |
| found out that the teachers unions were behind this | | | | need a crisis management team to come in and help |
| and a senator requested an investigation. That is not | | | | with their public relations. |
| very fair and if the consumer protection agency like | | | | If agencies like the Federal Trade Commission are truly |
| the Federal Trade Commission promotes this as | | | | going to do their job then they need to do it with |
| something they have done to help the consumer then | | | | integrity otherwise no one will listen to their public |
| they are breaking their own laws in misrepresentation | | | | relations anymore and that is a very serious issue that |
| in advertising. | | | | needs to be addressed in our civilization. Please |
| Another case study might be when the Federal Trade | | | | consider this in 2006. |