Companies that can't back up claims that their products are made in the U.S. could face hefty penalties from the Federal Trade Commission.

A U.S. judge formally admonished Amazon.com on Thursday for withholding documents from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of deceiving customers of its paid Prime service.

The FTC has an "unequivocal basis" to investigate the transgender medicine industry, Commissioner Mark Meador says.

Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson opened the workshop, titled "The Dangers of 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Minors," and in his remarks said that the agency will issue a request for information in the near future on gender-affirming care, emphasizing that the workshop was "not about politics."

The Federal Trade Commission's plan to protect consumers from harmful subscription practices with "click-to-cancel" policy has failed.

Doctors who pitched medical treatments to minors with gender dysphoria may have deceived them, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

Many companies have been accused by regulators of using imprecise labeling to induce shoppers to pay more through appeals to their patriotism.

The daylong invite-only workshop features detransitions, parents, regulators and scientific experts on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for gender-confused youth.