[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15485-15486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8661]



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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Dkt. C-3596]


Original Marketing, 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 Florida-based 
corporation, two of its officers and an affiliated advertising agency 
from making performance or benefit claims for any weight-loss or 
weight-control product or program or acupressure device unless the 
claims are true and substantiated by competent and reliable scientific 
evidence. Also, the consent order prohibits the respondents from 
misrepresenting any endorsement or testimonial for any weight-loss or 
weight-control product or program or any acupressure device as 
representing the typical or ordinary experience of users. In addition, 
the respondents are required to pay refunds to purchasers of Acu-Stop 
2000 who have previously returned it, or who return it within 90 days 
after the order is final, and the individual respondents are required 
to post a $300,000 performance bond, or to pay that amount into an 
escrow account, before marketing any weight-loss or weight-control 
product or program or any acupressure device.

DATES: Complaint and Order issued August 9, 1995.\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, NW., Washington, DC 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Cleland, FTC/S-4002, 
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Washington, DC 20580. (202) 326-3088.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Tuesday, May 23, 1995, there was

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published in the Federal Register, 60 FR 27309, a proposed consent 
agreement with analysis In the Matter of Original Marketing, 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, 52)
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-8661 Filed 4-5-96; 8:45 am]
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