Konkurencja i konsument · 28/10/1996

Guides for the Feather and Down Products Industry

On April 15, 1994, the Commission published a Federal Register Notice initiating the regulatory review of the Federal Trade Commission's (``Commission'') Guides for the Feather and Down Products Industry (``Guides''), 16 CFR 253, and seeking public comment. This notice summarizes the comments received, announces the Commission's preliminary determinations regarding certain amendments to the Guides, and seeks further comment on other issues. The Commission has preliminarily determined to amend or rescind the following sections of the Guides: (1) Section 253.2 ``Misrepresentation in general''; (2) Section 253.3 ``Use of trade names, symbols, depictions, etc.''; (3) Section 253.4 ``Misuse of the term `Tan-O-Quil- QM' ''; (4) Section 253.6(e) ``Testing''; (5) Section 253.10 ``Cleanliness of filling material''; and (6) Section 253.11 ``Disclosure as to size.'' To assist the Commission in determining whether it should modify certain other sections of the Guides, the Commission requests additional public comment regarding: (1) The tolerance of landfowl feathers in waterfowl feather products; and (2) the tolerance of damaged feathers in feather and down products. Further, to assist the Com