Those rules would have prevented manufacturers from making health claims of any sort for any supplements without agency approval.

The agreement among the five companies promises to remove the last major obstacle preventing manufacturers from bringing digital video recording devices to the market.

The laws prevented manufacturers from retaliating against dealers who sell cars for less than the suggested retail price.

The act also prevents manufacturers from saying on labels that their products can prevent or treat specific diseases or symptoms.

Uniform serving sizes will help prevent manufacturers from masking a product's real fat or cholesterol content - an all-too-common abuse.

Some dealers are skilled at preventing manufacturers from discovering big price markups.

The foreign producers, in turn, have criticized the American steelmakers for stepping up exports while trying to prevent overseas manufacturers from doing the same.

That offer is not likely to satisfy industry critics because it would not prevent manufacturers from introducing new drugs at prices of their choosing.

This, in turn, opened up export markets and prevented foreign manufacturers from underpricing Dow at home.

They try to prevent American manufacturers from selling these products in Japan, while they flood the world with their goods.