---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 23.1"
title: "16"
number: "23.1"
heading: "Deception (general)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/23.1"
---

# §23.1. Deception (general).


It is unfair or deceptive to misrepresent the type, kind, grade, quality, quantity, metallic content, size, weight, cut, color, character, treatment, substance, durability, serviceability, origin, price, value, preparation, production, manufacture, distribution, or any other material aspect of an industry product.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 45, 46.

### Source

Source: 83 FR 40667, Aug. 16, 2018, unless otherwise noted.