FTC Continues Antitrust Focus On Association Ethics Codes

Law360, New York (October 5, 2015, 10:10 AM EDT) -- On Sept. 24, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed consent order against the National Association of Animal Breeders. NAAB's members collect, process, market and sell dairy and beef cattle semen for artificial insemination. In the complaint accompanying the order, the FTC alleges that the NAAB's code of ethics limits competition among NAAB members by prohibiting comparative advertising and limiting price-based advertising. The FTC's proposed consent order eliminates those provisions and requires that the NAAB adopt certain safeguards to avoid further potential anti-competitive conduct....

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