[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 1994)]
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[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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