Whereas in other countries where they were scrutinizing the same merger, they were looking at it over a longer period of time. They were placing conditions on the merger, not in this case In the US they quickly approved [the merger] with no conditions. And one of the things that the Federal Trade Commission is supposed to be looking at is the health of the competition. And so these mergers should not lead to more expensive batteries. (01:29–01:34)
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Asserts that the US approved the Energizer-Rayovac merger quickly and without conditions.
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