JOIN DSA LOGIN Membership Consumer Protection Advocacy DSSRC Statistics & Insights Resources News & Events About Home> DSSRC> Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council DSSRC Frequently Asked Questions Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council - BBB National Programs, Inc. Home Page DSA/BBB National Programs, Inc. Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. INCREASED OVERSIGHT. ACTIVE MONITORING. Have a question for the DSSRC or would you like to file a complaint? Click here. WHO The Direct Selling Self Regulatory Council was launched in 2019 as a self regulatory program administered by the BBB National Programs. It is funded by voluntary contributions from members of the Direct Selling Association. WHY For more than five decades, the DSA has had a self-regulatory program for its members. This program articulates clear principles, but primarily was initiated and took action based on consumer complaints. The creation of a proactive program represents a dramatic step forward to raise the bar for the direct selling industry. WHAT The third-party, self-regulatory organization monitors the entire U.S. direct selling industry and embodies the following principles: Clear industry standards on issues such as product and earning representations; Identification of relevant best practices from other self-regulatory models; Creation of a process that both monitors and enforces strict business principles; and Enacts measures to raise the bar of excellence for DSA members and the entire direct selling channel 2019-2021 DSSRC Results 10 cases referred to the Federal Trade Commission for non-response/non-compliance with inquiries 39 public case decisions Almost 50,000 unique URLs reviewed for potential infractions 330 COVID-tagged posts 180 administratively closed cases Download the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council one pager Download the DSSRC 2020 Year End Activity Report Leadership Peter Marinello is vice president of the BBBNP and serves as the executive director of the DSSRC. He brings a wealth of legal and self-regulatory experience from the National Advertising Division and the Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program. Howard Smith, an attorney with 15 years of business litigation experience, serves as senior staff attorney with the DSSRC. DSSRC Press Releases January 9, 2019 Direct Selling Association Establishes Third-Party Self-Regulatory Program to be administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus © 2021 Direct Selling Association. All Rights Reserved. This copyrighted content may not be disseminated or reproduced in any form without express written consent and without full attribution. A special thank you to DSA’s 2021 ENGAGE sponsors for their generous support En Espanol © 2021 Direct Selling Association | 1667 K Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington DC 20006-1660 | Tel: 202.452.8866 | Fax: 202.452.9010