Disclosure of Imported Fabric Used in American Flags

No. 405. Disclosure of Imported Fabric Used in American Flags. The Commission issued an advisory opinion with regard to the manufacture of American flags made from imported cloth that it ADVISORY OPINION DIGESTS. 1701"

would be necessary to clearly and conspicuously disclose the foreign. country of origin of the printed fabric used in the production process under Section 4(b)(4) of the Textile Fiber Products Identification . Act. “ae According to the facts considered in this opinion the printed fabric will originate in either Japan or Taiwan, depending upon where the best price can be obtained. The fabric will be shipped into the United States in a finished state in rolls of 50 to 100 yards per roll. Thereatter, it will be cut, hemmed on the side where cut, grommets attached, assembled, and packaged. The cost of the imported printed fabric or flag material will represent approximately 25 percent of total pro- | duction costs. The remaining 75 percent will represent domestic labor and material costs. The latter consisting primarily of a pole upon _ which to hang the flag.

Section 4(b) (4) of the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act provides, among other things, that an imported textile fiber product shall be misbranded if it is not labeled so as to show the name of the country where the product was processed or manufactured. (File No. 703 7050, released Feb. 18, 1970.)