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ARTICLE · 09 JULY 2024

FTC Issues Updated "Made In USA" Business Guidance

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Right before the July 4th holiday weekend, the Federal Trade Commission released an updated version of its business guidance, Complying with the Made in USA Standard.

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Right before the July 4th holiday weekend, the Federal Trade Commission released an updated version of its business guidance, Complying with the Made in USA Standard.

According to the FTC, in order to make an unqualified claim that a product is made in the United States, the product must be "all or virtually all" made here. (Check out my blog post from earlier this month for more details.)

In order to help businesses comply with the FTC's Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims (issued in 1997) and the Made in USA Labeling Rule (promulgated in 2021), the FTC also developed business guidance, which has not been updated for quite some time. The latest update incorporates information about the FTC's relatively new "Made in USA Labeling Rule" as well as the FTC's current thinking on various "Made in USA" issues. Here are the highlights.

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