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The Wheeler-Lea Act empowered the FTC to regulate the advertising of food and drugs. It declared all misleading, unfair, or deceptive practices to be illegal, regardless of injury to competition.

a. True
b. False

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The correct answer is letter "A": True.

Step-by-step explanation:

The U.S. Wheeler-Lea Act of 1938 is an amendment to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act that forbids unfair practices used by entities by deceiving consumers. Besides, The Wheeler-Lea Act does not allow unfair methods of competition and makes sure all products in the market have the necessary information before consumers purchase them.

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