Dabrol Products Corporation

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IN THE MATTER OF DABROL PRODUCTS CORPORATION ET AL.

MODIFIED ORDER, ETC. , IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket 5656, Complaint, Oct. 191,.9-Decision, Oct. 17, 1966 Order modifying a cease and desist order dated December 29, 1950, 47 F. 791 , requiring a processor of lubricating oil to cease advertising and selling its product without disclosing that it is re-refined or reprocessed, by ordering such disclosure be made on the front panel or panels of the container.

ORDER REOPENING PROCEEDING AND MODIFYING ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST The Commission on December 29, 1950 (47 F. C. 791J, having issued its order to cease and desist against respondents herein providing at paragraphs 4 and 5 as follows: Order 70 F.

4. Advertising, selling or offering for sale any lubricating oil, previously used for lubricating purposes, without disclosing such prior use to the purchaser or potential purchaser either directly or by appropriate statement to that effect on the container.

5. Packaging previously used lubricating oil for others for resale to the purchasing public in containers which not clearly and conspicuously disclose such prior use. And the Commission having on August 11, 1966, served upon respondents its order to show cause why this proceeding should not be reopened and paragraphs 4 and 5 be amended and paragraph 6 added as set forth in the Commission s order to show cause, and Respondents having failed to file an answer to the Commission s order to show cause within the period provided in the Commission s rules, and The Commission being of the opinion that the public interest will be best served by reopening the proceeding herein and modifying its order of December 29 1950 It is o?' de?'ed That this proceeding be, and it hereby is, reopened and the Commission s order of December 29 , 1950 (47 C. 791), be, and it hereby is, modified by substituting the following paragraphs 4 and 5 for the correspondingly numbered paragraphs in its order to cease and desist of December 29, 1950 nnd adding the following paragraph numbered 6 to that order to cease and desist:

4. Advertising, offering for sale or selling, any lubricating oil which is composcd in whole or in part of 011 which has been reclaimed or in any. manner processed from previously used oil, without disclosing such prior use to the purchaser or potential purchaser in the advertising and sales promotion material, and by a clear and conspicuous statement to that effect on the front panel or front panels on the container. 5. Packaging previously used lubricating oil fol' others for resale to the purchasing public in containers which not clearly and conspicuously disclose such prior use on the front panel or front panels on the container. 6. Representing in any manner that lubrieating oil composed in whole or in part of oil that has been manufactured reprocessed or rc-refined from 011 that has been previously used for lubricating purposes, has been manufactured from oil that has not been previously used.

Commissioner Elman not concurring.

SUPREME FOOD PRODUCTS CO. , INC., ET AL. 1101 Complaint