Konkurencja i konsument · 08/11/1994

BPI Environmental, Inc.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions

In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order prohibits among other things, a Massachusetts-based corporation from making unsubstantiated degradability claims for its plastic grocery bags or any of its plastic products in the future. The order also requires the respondent to possess competent and reliable evidence to substantiate claims regarding any environmental benefit of its plastic products.