[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8492]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Dkt. C-3706]
Conopco, 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, Conopco,
Inc., a New York-based manufacturer of margarine and spreads, doing
business as Van Den Bergh Foods Company, from misrepresenting the
amount of fat, saturated fat, cholesterol or calories in any spread or
margarine; and requires the respondent to have adequate scientific
substantiation for claims that any margarine or spread reduces the risk
of heart disease, or causes or contributes to a risk factor for any
disease or health-related condition. In addition, the consent order
requires, for three years, that advertisements for Promise margarine or
spreads must include the total fat disclosure and must disclose either
the percentage of calories derived from fat or the fact that the
product is not low in fat.
DATES: Complaint and Order issued January 23, 1997.\1\
\1\ Copies of the Complaint and the Decision and Order are
available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, H-130, 6th
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Maher, FTC/S-4002, Washington, D.C. 20580. (202) 326-2987.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Friday, November 15, 1996, there was
published in the Federal Register, 61 FR 58562, a proposed consent
agreement with analysis In the Matter of Conopco, 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, 52)
Benjamin I. Berman,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-8492 Filed 4-2-97; 8:45 am]
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