American manufacturer may not place labels "Made in " on garments manufactured in this country from im,ported…
73 F.T.C. 1328 · Apr. 4, 1968 · Digest No. 235
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No. 235. American manufacturer may not place labels "Made in " on garments manufactured in this country from im,ported cloth.
The Commission issued another advisory opinion among several recently dealing with products of foreign origin or containing signific.ant components originating in foreign countries. In reply to :a reque,st, the Commission advised ail American manufacturer that he may not plac.e labels "~lade in U. ~: on garments lnanufactured in this country from cloth produced in a foreign c.ounttry. The Commission noted that the cloth isa signfica.nt component of the finished garment. The Commission state(l that "l\lade in U. means made in the United States of America completely and accordingly cannot be applied'where a sig1lificant c.omponent originated in a foreig1l country. The Commission suggested that such labels on the proposed garme.nts might violate Seetion 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. (File :No. 673 7102: released Apr. 4 1968.