FTC Extends Public Comment Period for Platinum Jewelry Guides Feedback - Rapaport

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) extended the public comment period until April 24, 2008, for feedback on amending the platinum section in "Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries, 16 CFR Part 23.

The part addresses new platinum alloys, and, specifically, whether the Guides should address platinum-plated, platinum-filled, and similar products. The current platinum section of the Guides gives examples of how marketers can use the term "platinum" non-deceptively to describe products containing platinum, or platinum alloyed with certain platinum-like precious metals (i.e., platinum group metals.)

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Posted by Posted by Jewelry News at Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:33 AM
Categories: Platinum Jewelry, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Platinum
 

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