Advisory opinion letter to Mr. Boehm

ADVISORY OPINIONS WITH REQUESTS THEREFOR 1735 should be a question, please be kind enough to contact us, and we shall gladly furnish you with any information you still might require. Looking forward to receiving your favorable decision,

Very truly yours,
HERMAN AMENT, IMPORT-EXPORT
Norman L, Ament

Disclosure of origin of imported treble hooks used in the manufacture of fishing lures. (File No. 703 7101)

Opinion Letter
June 16, 1970
Dear Mr. Boehm:

This reply is in response to your request for an advisory opinion in regard to the question of whether it is necessary to disclose the foreign country of origin of imported treble hooks used in the manufacture of fishing lures.

According to information which you have supplied to the staff, the hooks will be imported from Norway and Sweden. They will represent less than 10% of the cost of producing the finished product, with the remaining 90% representing the cost of American-made components used in the manufacture of the fishing lures. It the absence of any affirmative representation that the fishing lures are made in their entirety in the United States, or any other misrepresentation that might mislead purchasers as to the country of origin, the Commission is of the opinion that, under the facts as presented, the failure to mark the origin of the imported hooks will not be regarded

by the Commission as deceptive.
By direction of the Commission.
Letter of Request
April 3, 1970