Federal Trade Commission
Recent Textile and Wool Act Cases
15 U.S.C. §§ 70 and 68
Name |
Alleged Violation |
Penalty |
| FanBuzz, Inc. | Failed to disclose country of origin in Internet catalogs | Injunction |
| Zim Textile Corporation | Failed to label sheets and pillowcases with country of origin, fiber content, and RN number or name | Injunction |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Failed to disclose country of origin in Internet catalogs | Injunction |
| Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. | Failed to disclose country of origin in Internet catalogs | Injunction |
| Delia's Inc. | Failed to disclose country of origin in Internet catalogs | Injunction |
| Woolrich, Inc. | Failed to disclose country of origin in Internet catalogs | Injunction |
| Gottschalks, Inc. | Failed to disclose country of origin in Internet catalogs | Injunction |
| Bugle Boy Industries, Inc. | Failed to disclose country of origin in Internet catalogs. | Injunction |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | Failed to disclose country of origin in print catalogs | Injunction |
| Design Zone, Inc. | Removed foreign-origin labels from garments; substituted "Made in USA" labels | Injunction |
| Zoran Ladicorbic Ltd. | Failed to label garments with country of origin and fiber content; Care Labeling Rule violations | $14,000 civil penalty, injunction |
| WestPoint-Stevens Inc. | Misrepresented the amount of Pima cotton in sheets and towels; filed a false guaranty | $360,000 civil penalty, injunction |
| Mauney Hosiery Mills, Inc. | Mislabeled socks as to fiber content; filed a false guaranty; failed to maintain proper records | Injunction |
| Cabot Hosiery Mills, Inc. | Mislabeled socks as to fiber content; filed a false guaranty; failed to maintain proper records | $10,000 civil penalty, Injunction |
| Diamond Rug & Carpet Mills, Inc. | Falsely labeled carpets as to fiber content and weight | Guilty plea to criminal violations of the Textile Act; $100,000 criminal fine; injunction requiring a control system to ensure proper fiber identification |
| Notations, Inc. | Mislabeled women's blouses as to fiber content | Injunction; required to file a continuing guaranty with the FTC |
| Pierre-g Leather, Inc. | Failed to disclose foreign origin of socks; Leather Belt Rule violation | Injunction |
| Manzella Productions, Inc. | Removed foreign origin labels from imported wool gloves; substituted "Made in USA" labels | $7,500 disgorgement, injunction |
| Jockey International, Inc. | Failed to disclose country-of-origin and to use proper generic fiber names in mail order catalogs | Injunction |
| American Sports Collectibles | Failed to disclose country of origin in mail order catalogs | $13,500 civil penalty, injunction |
| United States Golf Association | Failed to disclose country-of-origin and to use proper generic fiber names in mail order catalogs | Injunction |
| Nikki Fashions Ltd. | Removed country-of-origin, fiber content, and care instruction labels from garments | Injunction |
| Dive N' Surf, Inc. | Failed to disclose fiber content on labels | Injunction |
| O'Neill, Inc. | Failed to disclose fiber content on labels | Injunction |
| J.J.'s Mae, Inc. d/b/a Rainbeau | Mislabeled garments as to fiber content; failed to use generic fiber names; furnished customers with a false continuing guaranty. | $25,000 civil penalty, injunction |
| Richard B. Pallack, Inc. | Removed foreign-origin labels from men's clothing | Injunction |
| Strawbridge & Clothier, Inc. | Failed to disclose country-of-origin and to use proper generic fiber names in mail order catalogs | Injunction |
| K Mart Corporation | Mislabeled imported men's shirts as to fiber content | $130,000 civil penalty, injunction |
| Wishbone Trading Company | Mislabeled imported men's shirts as to fiber content | $130,000 civil penalty, injunction |
| Sofwear Shoes, Inc. | Failed to disclose country-of-origin for clothing in mail order catalogs | Injunction |
| United States Sales Corporation | Failed to disclose country-of-origin in mail order catalogs | Injunction |
| Import Image, Inc. | Failed to label products with country of origin and mislabeled as to fiber content | Injunction |