"Made in U."
73 F.T.C. 1317 · date not parsed · Digest No. 207
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No. 207. "Made in U. " label on answering machine composed of domestic and foreign made components.
The Commission rendered an advisory opinion today in response to a question concerning the origin of a telephone answering machine which was composed of both domestic and foreign made components. The basic machine is manufactured in a foreign country, but modifications to be performed in the U. , including both labor and parts .\.. ,, .\..
1318 FEDERAL TRADE CO:MMISSIO~ DECISIO~S will l'('present approximately 70 percent of the total cost of the finished prodnct. N umerically~ approximately half of the components are domestic and the remaining half are imported. Concluding that such a product should not be unqualifiedly marked as ":JIade in U. A.," the Commission said: * * * a "Made in 1'. " mark would eon::;titute an affirlllatin~ representation tlll1t the finished product was made in its entirety in the Cnited States. Sillef' the end product would in fact e(lntain foreign made cllmpOIwnts of a substantial nature, it \yould he improper to describe the finished product as "~Iade in L8, itbout 11 deal' and eonspieuous diselosul'e of the identity and foreign countn- of origin of the imported C'omponents. (File No. 6887093, released ApI'. 4 , 19G8.