Kenton Leather Products, Inc.
Volume 61 · 61 F.T.C. 1150
product labelingdeceptive advertising
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Kenton Leather Products, Inc., 61 F.T.C. 1150 (1962). Consumer Law Library, https://consumerlawlibrary.org/decisions/v061-0132
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In THE Marrer oF KENTON LEATHER PRODUCTS, INC., ET AL.
ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket 7812. Complaint, Mar. 10, 1960*—Decision, Nov. 18, 1962 Order dismissing without prejudice, for failure of proof, complaint charging New York City manufacturers with attaching to their leather wallets and billfolds, tickets upon which a certain amount was printed along with the words “Comparable Billfolds”, when in fact respondents’ wallets or billfolds were inferior in grade and quality to products selling for the amount so printed. *As amended October 26, 1960.
1150 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ‘DECISIONS Syllabus 61 FTC.
pointed, bleached, dyed, tip-dyed or otherwise artificially colored.
5. Failing to set forth the term “Dyed Broadtail-processed Lamb” in the manner required where an election is made to use that term instead of the term “Dyed Lamb”. 6. Failing to set forth information required under Section 5(b) (1) of the Fur Products Labeling Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to each section of fur products composed of two or more sections containing different animal furs.
_ B. Falsely or deceptively advertising fur products through the use of any advertisement, representation, public announcement or notice which is intended to aid, promote, or assist, directly or indirectly, in the sale, or offering for sale of fur products, and which fails to describe as natural fur products which are not pointed, _ bleached, dyed, tip-dyed or otherwise artificially colored. | C. Making claims and representations of the types covered by subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Rule 44 of the Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Fur Products Labeling Act unless there are maintained by respondents full and adequate records disclosing the facts upon which such claims and representations are based.
It is further ordered, That the 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 this order.