Use of "Made in U."
76 F.T.C. 1106 · Oct. 9, 1969 · Digest No. 372
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Text is machine-OCR of the printed volume and may contain errors. Advisory opinions are the Commission's views on proposed conduct, not binding orders.
No. 372. Use of "Made in U. " label.
The Commission rendered an advisory opinion to a manufacturer of optical lens systems in regard to the Jabeling of its products as "Made in L.
ADVISORY OPINION DIGESTS 1107 Specifically, the company wanted to know what percentage of imported components a product could contain and stil be properly labeled as "Made in U. In the advisory opinion which was rendered , the Commission stated that it would construe a "Made in U. " mark as an affirmative representation that the product is entirely of domestic origin. Conc1uding its opinion, the Commission said that it would be improper to use such a mark where the finished product contains imported components without clearly disclosing the foreign country of origin of the imported parts. (File o. 703 7013 Released October 9, 1969)