Notice: We are still operating during the COVID-19 crisis. However, we
are not allowing visitors to our office and most of our staff is operating
remotely. Our attorneys and staff are still available to help you by phone
and email. If you get our voice mail, please leave a message and it will
be returned promptly. There may be delays with mail due to the crisis,
so please try to send documents by email after submitting a contact form
here or fax to 312-419-0379, if possible.
The Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to eight companies insisting that they clearly and conspicuously disclose that diamonds that they sell have been synthesized in laboratories and are not mined, even though there is no physical or chemical difference between natural and synthetic diamonds (natural diamonds may contain impurities). At least one of the letters was sent to Diamond Foundry, a California company.
Generally, the Federal Trade Commission Act requires disclosure of products made in a way that makes them less desirable to consumers, even though there is no physical basis for the consumer perception. Mined diamonds generally are considered more desirable and command higher prices than synthetic diamonds.
