Affrmative misrepresentation of domestic origin
69 F.T.C. 1213 · Apr. 8, 1966 · Digest No. 27
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No. 27. Affrmative misrepresentation of domestic origin. The Commission was requested to advise whether or not it would be permissible to label boxes containing toy sets as "Made in U. " when some of the parts or components inside the box were imported.
The Commission advised that it would not be proper to label these boxes as made in U.S.A. since that wou1d constitute an affrmative representation that the contents were entire1y made in this country, which is not the fact, unless, of course, the label also discloses in a clear and conspicuous manner the fact that certain of the contents are imported. (File No. 663 7042, released Apr. 8, 1966.