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DECISION & ORDER
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EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
WEIGHT LOSS FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION JENNY CRAIG REPRESENTATION COMPLAINT WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM AGREEMENT WEIGHT LOSS MAINTENANCE PARAGRAPH LOSS MAINTENANCE SUCCESS DISCLOSURE ADVERTISEMENT PROMINENT THEREAFTER JURISDICTIONAL FACTS PURPOSES POTENTIAL CLIENT BROADCAST RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IMPLICATION JENNY CRAIG CUSTOMERS TRADE COMMISSION ACT FRANCHISEES LICENSEES SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED WEIGHT AZCUENAGA SHEILA VIOLATION ADMISSION JURISDICTIONAL FACTS SET |
B234118
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS:
Robert Pitofsky, Chairman
Mary L. Azcuenaga
Sheila F. Anthony
Mozelle W. Thompson
Orson Swindle
In the Matter of
JENNY CRAIG, INC., a corporation, and JENNY CRAIG INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
a corporation.
DOCKET NO. 9260
DECISION AND ORDER
The Commission having heretofore issued its complaint charging the
respondents named in the caption hereof with violation of Sections 5
and 12 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and the
respondents having been served with a copy of that complaint, together
with a notice of contemplated relief; and
The respondents, their attorneys, and counsel for the Commission
having thereafter executed an agreement containing a consent order, an
admission by the respondents of all the jurisdictional facts set forth
in the complaint, a statement that the signing of said agreement is
for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by
respondents that the law has been violated as alleged in such
complaint, or that the facts as alleged in such complaint, other than
jurisdictional facts, are true, and waivers and other provisions as
required by the Commission's Rules; and
The Secretary of the Commission having thereafter withdrawn this
matter from adjudication in accordance with § 3.25(c) of its Rules;
and
The Commission having considered the matter and having thereupon
accepted the executed consent agreement and placed such agreement on
the public record for a period of sixty (60) days, and having duly
considered the comments filed thereafter by interested persons
pursuant to § 3.25(f) of its Rules, and having modified the order in
several respects, now in further conformity with the procedure
prescribed in § 3.25(f) of its Rules, the Commission hereby makes the
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CONSENT AGREEMENT
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EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
REPRESENTATION JENNY CRAIG WEIGHT LOSS WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION PARAGRAPH AGREEMENT ADVERTISEMENTS EXHIBIT JENNY CRAIG CUSTOMERS MAINTENANCE CONSENT ORDER MAINTENANCE SUCCESS COMPLAINT BUSINESS PROPOSED ORDER REPRESENTATION SET DISCLOSURE IMPLICATION CONSUMERS RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE CALIFORNIA SUBSTANTIATING PROMINENT LOSING WEIGHT COMPETENT BROADCAST SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED WEIGHT TRADE COMMISSION ACT |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
)
In the Matter of ) DOCKET NO. 9260
)
JENNY CRAIG, INC., ) AGREEMENT CONTAINING
a corporation, and ) CONSENT ORDER
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JENNY CRAIG INTERNATIONAL, INC., )
a corporation. )
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This agreement, by and between Jenny Craig Inc. and Jenny
Craig International, Inc., corporations, by their duly authorized
officers ("respondents"), having been represented by counsel, and
counsel for the Federal Trade Commission, is entered into in
accordance with the Commission's Rule governing consent order
procedures. The parties hereby agree that:
1. Respondent Jenny Craig, Inc. is a corporation organized,
existing, and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of
the State of Delaware, with its principal place of business
located at 445 Marine View Avenue, #300, Del Mar, California
92014.
Respondent Jenny Craig International, Inc. is a corporation
organized, existing, and doing business under and by virtue of
the laws of the State of California, with its principal place of
business located at 445 Marine View Avenue, #300, Del Mar,
California 92014.
2. Respondents have been served with a copy of the complaint
issued by the Federal Trade Commission charging them with
violations of Sections 5(a) and 12 of the Federal Trade
Commission Act, and have filed answers to the complaint.
3. Respondents admit all the jurisdictional facts set forth in
the complaint.
4. Respondents waive:
a. Any further procedural steps;
b. The requirement that the Commission's decision
contain a statement of findings of fact and conclusions
of law;
c. All rights to seek judicial review or otherwise to
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COMPLAINT
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EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
WEIGHT JENNY CRAIG EXHIBIT RESPONDENTS REPRESENTATION WEIGHT LOSS ADVERTISEMENTS REPRESENTATION SET CUSTOMERS LOST FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION IMPLICATION REASONABLE BASIS ACTS CONSUMERS LBS POSSESS TRUTH JENNY CRAIG CLIENTS PRICE PRACTICES SALES MISLEADING LOSING WEIGHT SUCCESSFUL POUNDS CHARGES COST HEALTH |
B234118
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
In the Matter of
JENNY CRAIG, INC., a corporation, and JENNY CRAIG INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
a corporation.
DOCKET NO. 9260
AMENDED COMPLAINT
The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Jenny
Craig, Inc., a corporation, and Jenny Craig International, Inc., a
corporation ("Jenny Craig" or "respondents"), have violated the
provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and it appearing to
the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect thereof would be in
the public interest, alleges:
PARAGRAPH ONE: Respondent Jenny Craig International, Inc., a
California Corporation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of respondent
Jenny Craig, Inc., a Delaware Corporation. Jenny Craig, Inc. dominates
and controls the acts and practices of Jenny Craig International, Inc.
Both corporations maintain their offices and principal places of
business at 445 Marine View Avenue, #300, Del Mar, California 92014.
PARAGRAPH TWO: Respondents have advertised, offered for sale, and sold
weight loss and weight maintenance services and products, including
1000 to 1500 calorie-a-day weight loss programs which they make
available to consumers at numerous company-owned and franchised "Jenny
Craig Weight Loss Centres" nationwide. These products also include
"food" within the meaning of Sections 12 and 15 of the Federal Trade
Commission Act.
PARAGRAPH THREE: The acts and practices of respondents alleged in this
complaint have been in or affecting commerce, as "commerce" is defined
in Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
PARAGRAPH FOUR: Respondents have disseminated or have caused to be
disseminated advertisements for the Jenny Craig Weight Loss Program,
including but not necessarily limited to the attached Exhibits A
through V.
SUCCESS CLAIMS
PARAGRAPH FIVE: The advertisements referred to in PARAGRAPH FOUR,
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