Manufacturer may not mark "Made in U."
73 F.T.C. 1322 · Apr. 4, 1968 · Digest No. 217
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No. 217. :Manufacturer may not mark "Made in U. " on imported blades of cutlery finished and assembled in the United States.
The Commission issued another ad\-isory opinion in 11 series concerning commodities of partial or total foreign origln. The Commission ach'ised a manufacturer in this country, the applicHnt for an ach-isory opinion, that he may not mark ;; l',IADE IX " on impol'ted b1ndes of cutlery to be finished and asse,mbled in the 1~nitecl States. The Commission noted that a blade is a significant component of cutlery. The Commission cal1eel attent,jon to the danger that the contemplateclmarking might yiolate Section 6 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. (File Xo. 6837038, releJased Apr. 4 1968.