Three companies
in Washington DC, Carnie Cap, Inc.; Clear Choice Housewares Inc. and McNeill
Engineering Company have been approved by FTC (Federal Trade Commission) that
they violated an act by misrepresenting some facts about the manufacturing of
plastic products. FTC allegedly stated that these companies don’t possess
trustworthy scientific foundation for approving their claims. They have shown
that they are treating their plastic products during production as follows-
· Biodegradable
· Biodegradable within short time
· Favorable for degradation in landfill
FTC suspected that these companies are not making
biodegradable products and they are prohibited for making such claims. FTC
stated that until these companies will be able to prove their representation
true, they cannot make such claims. Also, their claims should be supported by
genuine scientific evidences. Any company claiming to produce biodegradable
plastic products need to show that the elements used for the production of
plastic is completely decomposable within a year.
Until and unless the company will be able to qualify its
claim by showing the product decomposable, their claims will not qualify the
terms of FTC. A company needs to show entire rate and evidence of degradation
regarding the plastic product manufactured by it. Also the company can alternatively
attach a disclosure regarding the rate and extent of decomposition if the
product does not decomposes fully.
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