Sep 13, 2024 Pencils, Dog Training Products, and Drywall Hanging Tools -- Made in USA? By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission continues to aggressively enforce its “Made in USA” standards. In August, the FTC closed three...
Aug 06, 2024 FTC Issues Guides for Made in USA Claims By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Kaelyne Yumul Wietelman In early July the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new guidance on how...
Jul 11, 2024 Are Tea Bags "Made in the USA" if the Tea Inside the Bags is Imported? By Jeff Greenbaum Can you advertise tea bags as having been manufactured in the United States if the tea inside the tea bags was imported? That was the...
Jul 08, 2024 FTC Issues Updated "Made in USA" Business Guidance By Jeff Greenbaum Right before the July 4th holiday weekend, the Federal Trade Commission released an updated version of its business guidance, Complying...
May 23, 2024 FTC Closing Letter Provides Guidance on Making Qualified "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently closed two investigations into marketers' U.S.-origin claims. In the investigation involving ROKA...
Apr 23, 2024 A Different Take on "Made in USA" Claims From the 10th Circuit? By Jeff Greenbaum Can you promote your product as being “Made in the USA” if the product is assembled in the United States using some foreign components? ...
Apr 09, 2024 FTC Continues to Keep its Eye on "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum In order for an advertiser to make an unqualified “Made in America” claim about a product, the Federal Trade Commission says that the...
Apr 09, 2024 Can a Disclaimer Effectively Modify a "Made in USA" Claim? By Jeff Greenbaum Stihl Incorporated USA promoted its outdoor power equipment as having been “Made in America.” Almost all of advertising that included...
Apr 02, 2024 In “Made in America” Case NAD Finds That Advertisers Should Not Rely on Disclosures to Cure a False or Misleading Claim By Shahin Rothermel By Shahin O. Rothermel, Richard Starr & Glen Hisani The National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs (NAD) recommended last...
Feb 23, 2024 FTC Issues Record-Breaking Civil Penalty in “Made in USA” Case By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Jay Prapaisilp Tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation will pay a $2 million civil penalty for falsely...
Jan 27, 2024 FTC Obtains Largest-Ever "Made in USA" Settlement By Jeff Greenbaum On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $2,000,000 settlement with tractor maker Kubota North America...
Dec 18, 2023 FTC Reaches Settlement with Marketer Over "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced it reached a settlement with Old Southern Brass resolving allegations that the company made false...
Oct 20, 2023 Recent FTC Action on "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission's “Made in USA” standard is set forth in its Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims and is also...
Aug 14, 2023 Lights, Chairs, and Bikes -- Recent FTC "Made in USA" Enforcement By Jeff Greenbaum When making unqualified claims that a product is "made in the United States," the Federal Trade Commission says that you must be able to...
Jun 27, 2023 FTC Settles With Marketer Over Qualified "Made in USA" Claim By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission's Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims says that, in order to make an unqualified "made in...
Apr 20, 2023 If You Engage in False Advertising, Will the FTC Require You to Notify Your Customers? By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with motocross and ATV parts make Cycra and its...