Leather terms may not be used for nonleather gloves even if true composition is disclosed-manner and place of…
69 F.T.C. 1224 · May 19, 1966 · Digest No. 47
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No. 47. Leather terms may not be used for nonleather gloves even if true composition is disclosed-manner and place of disclosing foreign origin.
The Federal Trade Commission has made public its advice ,. ,. . ,
ADVISORY OPINION DIGESTS 1225 to a marketer of g10ves that it would be improper to use a 1eather-connoting description for gloves which in fact contain no leather, even though qualifying language is used to describe their true composition.
Noting that the gloves are to be imported from Japan and the requesting party intends to disclose their origin on the paper bands and box labels, the Commission further advised that to avoid possible deception, disclosure of the Japanese origin must also be made on each pair of gloves by marking or stamping or on a label or tag affxed thereto. This disclosure must be readily visib1e upon casual inspection of the g10ves and of such permanence as to remain on them unti consummation of sa1e to the u1timate purchaser. (File No. 633 7058, released May 19 1966.