[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-22117]


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[Federal Register: September 8, 1994]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Dkt. C-3520]

 

Eggland's Best, 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 acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this 
consent order prohibits, among other things, a Pennsylvania company 
from misrepresenting the amount of nutrients or other ingredients, such 
as cholesterol and fat, that is in its eggs or foods containing egg 
yolks, and requires the respondent to have competent and reliable 
scientific evidence to substantiate future health-benefit claims for 
such foods and, for one year, to label certain egg packages with a 
corrective notice stating that no studies show Eggland's eggs are 
different from other eggs in their effect on serum cholesterol.

DATES: Complaint and Order issued August 15, 1994.\1\

    \1\Copies of the Complaint, the Decision and Order, and 
statements by Commissioners Azcuenaga, Owen, Yao, and Starek are 
available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, H-130, 6th 
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Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Rusk, FTC/S-4002, Washington, DC 20580. (202) 326-3148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, February 23, 1994, there was 
published in the Federal Register, 59 FR 8638, a proposed consent 
agreement with analysis In the Matter of Eggland's Best, 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.
    Comments were filed and considered by the Commission. 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)
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-22117 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am]
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