[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4765-4766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2432]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Dkt. C-3659]
Benckiser Consumer Products, Inc.; Prohibited Trade Practices,
and Affirmative Corrective Actions
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Consent order.
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SUMMARY: In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting
unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of
competition, this consent order prohibits, among other things, the
Connecticut-based company from misrepresenting that a portion of
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the revenue from the sale of any household cleaning products is donated
to any organization. If the respondent chooses to make such claims in
the future, the consent order requires the respondent to clearly and
prominently disclose the method of determining the amount of the
donation.
DATES: Complaint and Order issued May, 1996.\1\
\1\ Copies of the Complaint and the Decision and Order are
available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, H-130, 6th
Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Carter, Federal Trade Commission, Dallas Regional Office, 1999
Bryan Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201. (214) 979-9350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, March 13, 1996, there was
published in the Federal Register, 61 FR 10347, a proposed consent
agreement with analysis In the Matter of Benckiser Consumer Products,
Inc., for the purpose of soliciting public comment. Interested parties
were given sixty (60) days in which to submit comments, suggestions or
objections regarding the proposed form of the order.
No comments having been received, the Commission has ordered the
issuance of the complaint in the form contemplated by the agreement,
made its jurisdictional findings and entered an order to cease and
desist, as set forth in the proposed consent agreement, in disposition
of this proceeding.
(Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 721; 15 U.S.C. 46. Interprets or applies sec. 5,
38 Stat. 719, as amended; 15 U.S.C. 45)
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-2432 Filed 1-30-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M
