Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. National Commission on Egg Nutrition
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 1975No. 74-2043PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
The National Commission on Egg Nutrition (NCEN), a private, not-for-profit corporation composed of representatives of various associations of egg producers throughout the United States, has caused to be published and broadcast statements, in the form of paid advertisements, representing in substance that there is no scientific evidence that eating eggs increases the risk of heart disease or a heart attack. The Federal Trade Commission filed an administrative complaint against NCEN alleging that these statements were false and in violation of sections 5 and 12 of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Federal Trade Commission v. Cement InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human RelationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Breard v. AlexandriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- E. F. Drew & Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- National Commission on Egg Nutrition and Richard Weiner, Inc., Petitioners v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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