Country of origin labeling on food machinery containing imported components
73 F.T.C. 1322 · date not parsed · Digest No. 218
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No. 218. Country of origin labeling on food machinery containing imported components.
The Commission rendered an advisory opinion in regard to representations concerning the origin of goods which are produced domestieal1y but \yhich c.ontain imported components. Specifically, the Commission ruled that food machinery may not 1)(' represented afrirmMin'ly as being of domestic origin unless it is made in its entirety in the rnited States.
rnder the factual situation presented to the, Commission ~ the 1'(' questing party proposes to produce a food machine here in the rn1tecl States which will contain some components imported from a foreign country. Specifically. t he requesting party wanted to k11o\y \y hat percentage of the mac:hil1e. must be made in the rnited Stn te;.; before it en 11 be. affirmati- ely represE'ntedns an American-made product. Althongh the Commission ruled that such 11 marhine could not afrirmn ti "ely represented as being of domest ic ol'igin ~ it furt her ~tfl ted the rnling does not. preyent the yenc1or from making: f\ f:1etual disc-lo8111'E' of the percentage of American-made partsns contrnstefl ,yith the percentage imported, shonlcl the yenclol' desire to make such a representation. (File Xo. GS:3 700D released Apr. 4, 1DG8. , . .
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