Administrative/Regulatory
May 27, 2017
Bill seeks to revise federal approach to 'made in the USA' rules
So why now and why this bill? In 2015, the sponsors argued that all but one state used a similar or identical labeling standard to the FTC's "all or virtually all" standard. By Daniel J. Herling
Daniel J. Herling
Member
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
44 Montgomery St Fl 36
San Francisco , CA 94104
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Email: djherling@mintz.com
Univ of Dayton SOL; Dayton OH
"Made in the U.S.A." product labeling is again in the news. This time, it is S.118 that is working its way through the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The bill — the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 — proposes to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 "to require the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as 'Made in th...
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