Disclosure not required of origin of imported materiel used in shoes
75 F.T.C. 1114 · Mar. 4, 1969 · Digest No. 327
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No. 327. Disclosure not required of origin of imported materiel used in shoes.
The Commission rendered an advisory opinion to a manufacturer of athletic shoes stating that it would not be necessary to disclose the country of origin of the imported upper material. The imported upper material will represent approximately one-third of total material costs, and the remaining two-thirds will be composed of material made either in the United States or Puerto Rico. Concluding that a disclosure of the imported upper material would not be required, the Commission said: In the absence of any affirmative misrepresentation as to origin, the Commission is of the opinion that, under the facts as presented, it will not be necessary to disclose the country of origin of the imported upper material. : (File No. 693 7082, released March 4, 1969.)