Kaplan-Simon Co.

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IN THE MATTER OF KAPLAN-SIMON CO. TRADING AS TAFFETA CO. OF AMERICA ET AL. CONSENT ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, THE WOOL PRODUCTS LABELING AND THE TEXTILE FIBER PRODUCTS IDENTIFICATION ACTS Docket C-1458. Complaint, l\/ov. 1968-Decision, Nov. , 1968 Consent order requiring a Boston, Mass. , jobber of interlining fabrics to cease misbranding its wool and textile fiber products. COMPLAINT Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 and the Textie TAFFETA CO. OF AMERICA ET AL. 1249 1249 Complaint 2. Representing, directly or by implication, on an invoice that the fur contained in such fur product is natural when such fur is pointed, bleached, dyed, tipdyed, or otherwise artificially colored. 3. Setting forth information required under Section 5 (b) (1) of the Fur Products Labeling Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder in abbreviated form.

4. Failing to set forth the term "Persian Lamb" in the manner required where an election is made to use that term instead of the word "Lamb.

5. Failing to set forth the term "natural" as part of the information required to be disclosed on an invoice under the Fur Products Labeling Act and Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder to describe such fur product which is not pointed, bleached, dyed, tipdyed, or otherwise artificially colored. 6. Failing to disclose that such fur product contains or is composed of "Second-hand" used fur. It is further ordered That the respondent corporation shall forthwith distribute a copy of this Order to each of its operating divisions.

It is further oj-dered 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.