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NAD

Also: National Advertising Division

The US advertising industry's self-regulatory body, part of BBB National Programs, which adjudicates challenges to advertising claims, usually brought by competitors. NAD decisions are voluntary but nearly always followed, since the alternative is referral to the FTC.

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