Sunrise Fashions, Inc.

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IN THE :vATTER OF SUNRISE FASHIONS INC. ET AL.

CONSENT ORDER, ETC. , IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE WOOL PRODUCTS LABELING ACTS Docket 1191. Complaint, April 19G?-Decision, Ap?"illi, 1967 Consent 0:rder n:quiring' ew York City manufacturer of woolen garments to cease misbranding its wool producis.

COMPLAINT Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 and by virtue SUNRISE FASHIO?-S, INC., ET AL. 647 646 Complaint of the authority vested in it by said Acts, the Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Sunrise Fashions, Inc. , a corporation, and Hyman Singer and Richard Singer, individually and as offcers of said corporation, sometimes hereinafter referred to as respondents, have violated the provisions of said Acts and the Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939, and it appearing to the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect thereof would be in the public interest, hereby issues its complaint stating its charges in that respect as follows:

PARAGRAPH 1. Respondent Sunrise Fashions, Inc. , is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New York. Respondents Hyman Singer and Richard Singer are offcers of the corporate respondent. They formulate, direct and control the acts, practices and policies of said corporate respondent, including those hereinafter set forth.

Respondents are engaged in the manufacture of wool products including ladies ' raincoats and car coats, with their office and principal piace of business located at 265 West 37th Street, New York e'v York.

PAR. 2. Respondents, now and for some time last past, have manufactured for introduction into commerce, introduced into commerce, sold, transported, distributed, delivered for shipment shipped, and offered for sale, in commerce, as "commerce" is defined in the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939, wool products as wool product" is defined therein.

PAR. 3. Certain of said wool products were misbranded by the respondents within the intent and meaning of Section 4 (a) (1) of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 and Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder, in that they were falsely and deceptively stamped, tagged, labeled, or otherwise identified with respect to the character and amount of the constituent fibers contained therein.

Among such misbranded wool products, but not limited there- , were ladies coats stamped, tagged, labeled, or otherwise identified by respondents as 12% Reprocessed wool 2870 Linen, 20% Cotton, and 40% Rayon, whereas in truth and in fact, said products contained substantially different fibers and amounts of fiber than represented.

PAR. 4. Certain of said wool products were further misbranded by respondents in that they were not stamped, tagged, labeled or otherwise identified as required undf;r the provisions of Sec- 648 FEDERAL TRADE CQMMISSIOK DECISIONS Decision and Order 71 F. tion 4 (a) (2) of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 and in the manner and form as prescribed by the Rules and Regulations promulgated under said Act.

Among such misbranded wool products, but not limited there- , was a wool product with a label on or affxed thereto which failed to disclose the percentage of the total fiber weight of the said wool product, exclusive of ornamentation not exceeding 50/0 of the total fiber weight, of (1) wool; (2) reprocessed wool; (3) reused wool; (4) each fiber other than wool, when said percentage by weight of such fiber was 5 or more; and (5) the aggregate of all other fibers.

PAR. 5. The acts and practices of the respondents as set forth above were, and are, in violation of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder, and constituted, and now constitute, unfair methods of , in com-competition and unfair and deceptive acts or practices merce within the meaning of the Federal Trade Commission Act. DECISION AND ORDER The Federal Trade Commission having initiated an investigation of certain acts and practices of the respondents named in the caption hereof, and the respondents having been furnished thereafter with a copy of a draft of complaint which the Bureau of Textiles and Furs proposed to present to the Commission for its consideration and which, if issued by the Commission, would charge respondents with violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939; and The respondents and counsel for the Commission having therean ad-after executed an agreement containing a consent order, mission by the respondents of all the jurisdictional facts set forth in the aforesaid draft of complaint, a statement that the signing of said agreement is for settement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the respondents that the law has been violated as alleged in such complaint, and waivers and provisions as required by the Commission s rules; and The Commission, having reason to believe that the respondents have violated said Acts, and having determined that complaint should issue stating its charges in that respect, hereby issues its complaint, accepts said agreement, makes the following jurisdictional findings, and enters the following order; , Inc. , is a corporation organ- 1. Respondent Sunrise Fashions ized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New York, with its offce and principal place of CROWN TUFT, INC. , ET AL. 649 646 Syllabus business located at 265 West 37th Street, New York, New York. Respondents Hyman Singer and Richard Singer are offcers of the said corporation and their address is the same as that of said corporation.

2. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding and of the respondents, and the proceeding is in the public interest.

ORDER It is ordend That respondents Sunrise Fashions, Inc. , a corporation, and its offcers, and Hyman Singer and Richard Singer individually and as offcers of said corporation, and respondents representatives, agents and employees, 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, distribution, delivery for shipment or shipment, in commerce, of wool products, as "commerce" and wool product" are defined in the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1989, do forthwith cease and desist from misbranding such products by:

1. Falsely and deceptivcly stamping, tagging, labeling, or otherwise identifying such products as to the character or amount of the constituent fibers contained therein. 2. Failing to securely affx to, or place on, each such product a stamp, tag, label, or other means of identification showing in a clear and conspicuous manner each element of information required to be disclosed by Section 4 (a) (2) of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939.

It is turtheT 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.