Three Senators Ask FTC to Strengthen 'Made in USA' Standard
Sens. Sherrod Brown, Tammy Baldwin and Chris Murphy, all Democrats, jointly submitted a comment to the Federal Trade Commission asking that it strengthen its enforcement of "Made in the USA" labels. "To date, the Commission has relied largely on 'no…
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fault, no money' settlements and 'closing letters' to respond to Made in the USA infractions," they wrote, and said the fact that companies don't have to admit guilt or pay a fine leads to repeat offenses. They said the Senate Appropriations Committee recommended the FTC "undertake a rulemaking in this area to make Made in the USA violations more likely to result in a disgorgement or admission of liability."