[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4291-4292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2207]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[File No. 962-3150]
Uno Restaurant Corporation, et al.; Pizzeria Uno Corporation; Uno
Restaurants, Inc.; Analysis to Aid Public Comment
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Proposed consent agreement.
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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 agreement, accepted subject to final
Commission approval, would prohibit, among other things, the nationwide
pizza restaurant chain from misrepresenting the existence or amount of
fat or any other nutrient or substance in pizzas or other food products
containing a baked crust. The agreement settles allegations that
advertising touting the ``Thinzettas'' line of thin crust pizzas as
``low fat'' was false and misleading.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 31, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to: FTC/Office of the Secretary,
Room 159, 6th St. and Pa. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phoebe Morse, Federal Trade
Commission, Boston Regional Office, 101 Merrimac St, Suite 810, Boston,
MA 02114-4719. (617) 424-5960. John T. Dugan, Federal Trade Commission,
Boston Regional Office, 101 Merrimac St, Suite 810, Boston, MA 02114-
4719. (617) 424-5960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Federal
Trade Commission Act, 38 Stat. 721, 15 U.S.C. 46, and Sec. 2.34 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice (16 CFR 2.34), notice is hereby given
that the above-captioned consent agreement containing a consent order
to cease and desist, having been filed with and accepted, subject to
final approval, by the Commission, has been placed on the public record
for a period of sixty (60) days. The following Analysis to Aid Public
Comment describes the terms of the consent agreement, and the
allegations in the accompanying complaint. An electronic copy of the
full text of the consent agreement package can be obtained from the
Commission Actions section of the FTC Home Page (for January 22, 1997),
[[Page 4292]]
on the World Wide Web, at ``http://www.ftc.gov/os/actions/htm.'' A
paper copy can be obtained from the FTC Public Reference Room, Room H-
130, Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20580, either in person or by calling (202) 326-3627. Public comment is
invited. Such comments or views will be considered by the Commission
and will be available for inspection and copying at its principal
office in accordance with Section 4.9(b)(6)(ii) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice (16 CFR 4.9(b)(6)(ii)).
Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment
The Federal Trade Commission has accepted an agreement to a
proposed consent order from Uno Restaurant Corporation, Pizzeria Uno
Corporation, and Uno Restaurants, Inc. The proposed respondents operate
the nationwide Pizzeria Uno restaurant chain, where they sell, among
other items, a line of thin crust pizzas known as ``Thinzettas.''
The proposed consent order has been placed on the public record for
sixty (60) days for reception of comments by interested persons.
Comments received during this period will become part of the public
record. After sixty (60) days, the Commission will again review the
agreement and the comments received and will decide whether it should
withdraw from the agreement and take other appropriate action or make
final the agreement's proposed order.
The Commission's complaint charges that the proposed respondents
falsely claimed that their Thinzettas line of thin crust pizzas is low
in fat. The proposed consent order contains provisions designed to
remedy the violations charged and to prevent proposed respondents from
engaging in similar acts in the future.
Part I of the proposed order, in connection with pizzas or any
other food product containing a baked crust, prohibits the proposed
respondents from misrepresenting the existence or amount of total fat
or any other nutrient or substance in such product. Part I further
provides that if any representation covered by this Part conveys a
nutrient content claim defined (for purposes of labeling) by any
regulation promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration, compliance
with this Part shall be governed by the qualifying amount set forth in
that regulation. Part II of the proposed order specifies that nothing
in the order prohibits the proposed respondents from making any
representation for any product that is specifically permitted in
labeling for such product by regulations promulgated by the Food and
Drug Administration pursuant to the Nutrition Labeling and Education
Act of 1990.
Part III of the proposed order contains record keeping requirements
for materials that substantiate, qualify, or contradict covered claims
and requires the proposed respondents to keep and maintain all
advertisements and promotional materials containing any representation
covered by the proposed order. Part IV requires distribution of a copy
of the consent decree to current and future principals, officers,
directors, managers, and franchisees, and to certain current and future
employees, agents, and representatives.
Part V provides for Commission notification upon any change in the
corporate respondents affecting compliance obligations arising under
the order. Part VI requires the filing of compliance report(s).
Finally, Part VII provides for the termination of the order after
twenty years under certain circumstances.
The purpose of this analysis is to facilitate public comment on the
proposed order, and it is not intended to constitute an official
interpretation of the agreement and proposed order or to modify in any
way their terms.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-2207 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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