Indogreen Enterprise

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In tree Marrer or VASU D. SODHANT, pore Busrvzss AS, INDOGREEN ENTERPRISE CONSENT ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE FLAMMABLE FABRICS ACTS Docket C-2263, Complaint, July 27, 1972—Decision, July 27, 1972. Consent order requiring a Piscataway, New Jersey, importer, seller, and dis- _ tributor of textile fiber products, including women’s scarves, to cease, among other things, manufacturing for sale, importing, selling, or transporting any product, fabric, or related material which fails to conform to an applicable standard of flammability or regulation issued or amended under the provisions of the Flammable Fabrics Act.

ComMPLAINT Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, and by virtue of the authority vested in it by said Acts, the Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Vasu D. Sodhani, an individual trading as Indogreen Enterprise, hereinafter referred to as respondent, has violated the provisions of said Acts and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, and it 194 FEDERAL TRADE - COMMISSION. DECISIONS Decision and Order 81 REC.

appearing to the Commission that-a proceeding by it in respect:thereof would: be in the public interest, hereby i issues its 's complaint stating: its charges i in that respect as follows: :

Paracrapy 1: Respondent: Vasu D. Sodhani i is-an individual trad: ing as Indogreen Enterprise with’ his office and principal place’ of business located at 824A Carlton Avenue, ‘Piscataway, New J ersey. Respondent is engaged in the importation, sale and. distribution‘ of textile fiber products, including, but not limited to, ladies’ scarves. - Par. 2. Respondent ‘is now and for some’ time: last past has been engaged in the importation, sale:and offering for sale, in commerce, and has introduced, delivered for introduction, transported and caused to be transported in commerce, and has-sold or delivered’ after sale or shipment in commerce, products as the terms “commerce” and “product”: are defined in the: Flammable Fabrics Act, .as amended, which fail to conform to an applicable standard or ‘regulation continued in effect, issued or amended under the provisions of the Flammable Fabries Act, as amended. be oe :

Among such products mentioned hereinabove were ladies? scarves. Par. 3. The aforesaid acts and practices of respondent were and are in violation of the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and constituted, and now constitute, unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices in commerce, within the intent’ and 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 respondent named in the caption hereof, and the respondent having been furnished thereafter with a copy of a draft of complaint which the New York Regional Office proposed to present to the Commission for its consideration and which, if issued by the Commission, would charge respondent with violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act.and Flammable Fabrics Act; and .

Respondent and counsel for the Commission having thereafter executed an agreement containing a consent order, an admission by respondent of all the jurisdictional facts set forth in the aforesaid draft of complaint, a statement that the signing of said agreement is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by respondent that the law has been violated as alleged in such complaint, and waivers and other provisions as required by the Commission’s rules; and INDOGREEN ENTERPRISE:... .- 195 1938 ‘Decision and: Order The Commission having thereafter:considerd. the matter and having determined that it had. reason to believe that the.respondent has violated the said Acts, and that complaint should issue stating its charges in that respect, and having thereupon accepted. the executed consent agreement and placed such agreément on the:public record for a period of thirty (30) days, now: in. further: conformity with the procedure prescribed in Section 2.34(b) of its rules, the Commission hereby issues its complaint, makes the following: Jurisdictional findings, and enters the following order::, °.. *:

1. Respondent:Vasu D.: Sodhani, is an individual trading as Indogreen Enterprise... : :

' Respondent is engaged in- the purchase and. sale; and innportation of textile fiber products, including,: but -not limited to, ladies’ ‘scarves with his office-and principal place: cof business located ab 3244: Carlton Avenue, Piscataway, New: Jersey.:

‘2. ‘The Federal: Trade Commission hag jurisdiction of ‘the subject matter of this proceeding and: of the respondent, ‘and: the proceeding is in. the ne public: interest. lg tate ORDER.

It is ordered, That respondent Vasu D. Sodhani, individually and trading as Indogreen Enterprise or under any other trade name, and respondent’s representatives, agents and employees, directly or through any corporate or other device, do forthwith cease and desist from selling, offering for sale, in commerce, or importing into the United States, or introducing, delivering for introduction, transporting or causing to be transported i in commerce, or selling or delivering after sale or shipment in commerce, any product, fabric, or related material; or manufacturing for sale, selling or offering for sale, any product made of fabric or related material which has been shipped or received in commerce as “commerce,” “product,” “fabric” and “related material” are defined in the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, which product, fabric, or related material fails to conform to an applicable standard or regulation issued, amended or continued in effect, under the provisions of the aforesaid Act.

It is further ordered, That respondent notify all of his customers who have purchased or to whom have been delivered the scarves which gave rise to the complaint, of the flammable nature of said scarves and effect the recall of said scarves from such customers. It is further ordered, That the respondent herein either process the scarves which gave rise to the complaint so as to bring them into conformance with the applicable standard of flammability under the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, or destroy said scarves. Decision and Order 81 F.T.C.

It is further ordered, That the respondent herein shall, within ten (10) days after service upon him of this order, file with the Commission an interim special report in writing setting forth the respondent’s intentions.as to: compliance with this order. This special report shall also advise the Commission fully and specifically concerning (1) the identity of the scarves which gave rise to the complaint, (2) the number of said scarves in inventory, (3) any action taken and any further actions proposed to be taken to notify customers of the flammability of said scarves and effect the recall of said scarves from customers, and of the results thereof, (4) any disposition of said scarves since December 16, 1971, and (5) any action taken or proposed to be taken to bring said scarves into conformance with the applicable standard of flammability under the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, or destroy said scarves, and the results of such action. Such report shall further inform the Commission as to whether or not respondent has in inventory any product, fabric or related material having a plain surface and made of paper, silk, rayon and acetate, n¥lon and acetate, rayon, cotton or any other material or combinations thereof in a weight of two ounces or less per square yard, or any product, fabric, or related material having a raised fiber surface. Respondent shall submit samples of not less than one square yard in size of any such product, fabric, or related material with this report.

It is further ordered, That respondent shall, within sixty (60) days after service upon him of this order, file with the Commission a report in writing, setting forth in detail the manner and form in which he . has complied with the order to cease and desist contained herein.