[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-19754]
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[Federal Register: August 12, 1994]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Dkt. C-3506]
LePage's, Inc., et al.; 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 acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this
consent order prohibits, among other things, the Pennsylvania
manufacturers of adhesive tapes from misrepresenting that any product
or package is capable of being recycled, or the extent to which
recycling collection programs are available for such products, and from
making unsubstantiated claims that its products or packages are
degradable, biodegradable or photodegradable, or that their
degradability offers any environmental benefits when disposed of as
trash in a sanitary landfill.
DATES: Complaint and Order issued July 19, 1994.\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:
Michael Dershowitz, FTC/S-4002, Washington, D.C. 20580. (202) 326-3158.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Friday, May 6, 1994, there was published
in the Federal Register, 59 FR 23722, a proposed consent agreement with
analysis In the Matter of LePage's, Inc., et al., 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)
C. Landis Plummer,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-19754 Filed 8-11-94; 8:45 am]
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