Independent Quilting Company, Inc.

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In ruse Marrer or INDEPENDENT QUILTING COMPANY, INC., ET AL. CONSENT ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE WOOL PRODUCTS LABELING ACTS Docket 7754. Complaint, Jan. 25, 1960—Decision, May 13, 1960 Consent order requiring New York City manufacturers to cease violating the Wool Products Labeling Act by tagging and invoicing as “100% Reprocessed -Wool” and “80% Reused Wool, 20% other fibers,” wool products which contained substantially less wool than so indicated. Mr. Dewitt T. Puckett for the Commission. No appearance for respondents.

Initia, Decision py Winuiam L. Pack, Hearine EXAMINER The complaint in this matter charges the respondents with certain violations of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1989 and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Federal Trade Commission Act. An agreement has now been entered into by respondents and counsel supporting the complaint which provides, among other things, that respondents admit all of the jurisdictional allegations in the complaint; that the record on which the initial decision and the decision of the Commission shall be based shall consist solely of the complaint and agreement; that the inclusion of findings of fact and conclusions of Jaw in the decision disposing of this matter is waived, together with any further procedural steps before the hearing examiner and the Commission; that the order hereinafter set forth may be entered in disposition of the proceeding, such order to have the same force and effect as if entered after a full hearing, respondents specifically waiving any and all rights to challenge or contest the validity of such order; that the order may be altered, modified, or set aside in the manner provided for other orders of the Commission; that the complaint may be used in construing the terms of the order; and that the agreement is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admis- -1410 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION DECISIONS Order 56 F.T.C.

sion by respondents that they have violated the law as alleged in the complaint.

The hearing examiner having considered the agreement and proposed order and being of the opinion that they provide an adequate basis for appropriate disposition of the proceeding, the agreement is hereby accepted, the following jurisdictional findings made, and the following order issued :

1. Respondent Independent Quilting Company, Inc., is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New Jersey, with its principal place of business located at 330 West 88th Street, New York, New York. Individual respondents Abraham Saltzman, Larry Greenwald and Emmett Greenwald are president, vice president and secretary treasurer, respectively. of the corporate respondent, and their address is the same as that of the corporate respondent. 2. The Federal Trace Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding and of the respondents, and the proceeding is in the public interest.

ORDER /t is ordered, That respondents Independent Quilting Company, Inc.. a corporation, and its officers, and Abraham Saltzman, Larry Greenwald, and Emmett Greenwald, individually and ag officers of said corporation. and respondents’ representatives, agents and emplovees, directly or through any corporate or other device. in connection with the introduction or manufacture for introduction into commerce, or the offering for sale, sale, transportation or distribution in commerce, as “commerce” is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Wool Prducts Labeling Act of 1939, of wool interlining materials or other “wool products.” as such products are defined in and subject. to the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939, do forthwith cease and desist from misbranding such products by:

1. Falsely or deceptively stamping, tagging, labeling or otherwise identifying such products as to the character or amount. of the constituent fibers included therein ;

2. Failing to affix labels to such products showing each element of information required to be disclosed by Section 4(a) (2) of the Wool] Products Labeling Act of 1989.

it ts further ordered, That respondents Independent Quilting Company, Inc., a corporation, and its officers, and Abraham Saltzman, Larry Greenwald and Emmett Greenwald, individually and as officers of said corporation, and respondents’ representatives, agents GYRO FAMILY MASSAGE EQUIPMENT 1411 1409 Decision and employees, directly or through any corporate or other device, in connection with the offering for sale, sale or distribution of fabrics or any other product in commerce, as “commerce” is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act, do forthwith cease and desist from misrepresenting the constituent fibers of which their products are composed, or the percentages thereof, on invoices, shipping memoranda or in any other manner.

DECISION OF THE COMMISSION AND ORDER TO FILE REPORT OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to Section 3.21 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, the initial decision of the hearing examiner shall, on the 13th day of May, 1960, become the decision of the Commission; and, accordingly:

lt 7s ordered, That respondents herein shall, within sixty (60) days after service upon them of this order, file with the Commission a report in writing setting forth in detail the manner and form in which they have complied with the order to cease and desist.