Regulatory Guidelines for Wellness Marketers

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FTC Guidelines and Warnings

Regulations for Email Marketing

Legal Resources for Wellness Distributors

Information on Dietary Supplements

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FTC Guidelines and Warnings

Debate: The Vitamin Police: Do Dietary Supplements Need Tighter Regulation?

FTC Advertising FAQ
The Federal Trade Commission publishes a summary of advertising rules. The rules discussed in this FTC FAQ apply to web site ads.

FTC Enforcement Policy Statement on Food Advertising (May 1994)

FDA Recalls and Warnings for Dietary Supplements

Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for Industry

Voluntary Guidelines for Providers of Weight Loss Products of Services

Advertising and Marketing on the Internet: The Rules of the Road

Frequently Asked Advertising Questions: A Guide for Small Business

FTC Guidelines for "Dietary Supplement" Advertising Claims
by Stephen Barrett, M.D.

Dealing with the FDA and FTC
Information from FTC and FDA including important information on the FDA Structure / Function Claims and Health Claims filing Rules

FDA/CFSAN Rules for Labeling of Dietary Supplements
[U.S. Food & Drug Administration; Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition]

Letter Regarding Dietary Supplement Health Claim for Antioxidant Vitamins and Risk of Certain Cancers [April 1, 2003]

Dietary Supplements: Appropriate Use by Stephen Barrett, M.D.

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Regulations for Email Marketing

One Message Can Shut You Down By Jim Daniels
Why you should NEVER purchase email lists for marketing.

How to Comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson

Provisions of New Email Law by Stephen A. Frew JD
Information on the CAN-SPAM law and how to comply with it.

You’ve Got Spam: How to "Can" Unwanted Email
FTC Facts for Consumers - Stay aware of the various kinds of schemes being promoted through spam online. Lodge a complaint for spam/identity theft with the FTC

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Legal Resources for Wellness Distributors

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Join the Agents & Distributor Rights Association

The purpose of this group is to begin discussing the formulation of an Official Distributor Rights Association.

• Develop a base of Distributor Friendly Companies that subscribe to rights.
• Development of an Independent Contractor Industry Education Program
• Protection of "promised" commissions to Agents and Distributors
• Protection from wrongful termination and threats thereof

Increase Your Chances Of Success In Network Marketing

This Comprehensive Report Will Help You Select The Network Marketing Opportunity That's Right For You Today! Based on the University of Illinois at Chicago MBA Certificate Program by Tony Neumeyer

MLMBigMouth - The Biggest MLM Review Site In The World. Visit their Company Reviews section to see each company's score against our 14-point criteria. Each review consists of a datasheet containing known facts about the company, and a 14-point checklist based on the company's policies and past performance.

MLM Legal - MLM Attorney for Direct Selling companies. Jeff Babener - MLM Lawyer. An mlm law firm dedicated to mlm legal issues.

Articles by Jeff Babener:

How to Analyze Compensation Plans By Jeffrey A. Babener

Dot Com or Dot Scam? By Jeffrey A. Babener

The Electronic MLM By Jeffrey A. Babener

MLM In Cyberspace By Jeffrey A. Babener

Compensation Plans - Learn all about the Matrix, Unilevel, Binary, Stairstep- Breakaway and Hybrid Compensation plans

FTC Complaints Form - Send your complaints from anywhere in the world if they involve U.S. or Canadian based companies who operate to defraud the public.

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Information on Dietary Supplements

FTC Guidelines on Dietary supplements
Guides and Reference Materials from MLMLaw.com

Diet Supplements Revealed
A New E-Book by Will Brink. Discover the down and dirty truth about dietary supplements.

Calcium: How to Make It Add Up
Answers to readers questions about calcium supplements in the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter.

Calcium Supplements and the prevention of Osteoporosis
Useful information on calcium supplements from The National Osteoporosis Foundation.