{"id":6086,"date":"2018-02-18T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T12:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=6086"},"modified":"2018-02-18T12:10:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T12:10:18","slug":"ftcs-aggressive-enforcement-of-made-in-usa-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/ftcs-aggressive-enforcement-of-made-in-usa-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC&#8217;s Aggressive Enforcement of &#8220;Made in USA&#8221; Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"content_title_news\">FTC's Aggressive Enforcement of &#8220;Made in USA&#8221; Claims<\/h1>\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.galalaw.com\/Publication\/GazetteArticle?id=1203&utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=View-Original\">Jeffrey A Greenbaum (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz)\u00a0and\u00a0Dorian Thomas (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Trade Commission (\u201cFTC\u201d) has continued to aggressively prosecute advertisers for making \u201cMade in USA\u201d claims that the FTC believes are deceptive.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"popup_SDLM\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#popup_SDLM_modal\" href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/button_banner-SDLM.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since President Trump\u2019s inauguration, the FTC has entered into at least three settlement agreements with advertisers involving \u201cMade in USA\u201d claims and has issued closing letters in at least 20 other cases.\u00a0 In order to make an unqualified \u201cMade in USA\u201d claim about a product, the FTC requires that the advertiser substantiate that the product was \u201call or virtually all\u201d made in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>These cases \u2013 and the twenty other investigations that resulted in closing letters \u2013 are an important reminder that advertisers should exercise caution to ensure that their \u201cMade in USA\u201d claims comply with FTC standards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.ftcguardian.com\/bw4uoy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ftcguardian\/images\/728x90-Un-vjy-FTC-GUARDIAN-banner-2.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s How To Make Sure You,\u00a0Your Business & Website Is FTC Compliant<\/h2>\n<p>By now it should be clear how important it is for you to be FTC compliant. But how can you do that without spending $7,500-$8,000 or more on Internet Attorneys?<\/p>\n<p>Smart business owners around the world are doing it with the help of FTC Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>FTC Guardian is a service that is 100% focused on helping to keep you get and stay FTC compliant and fully protected.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.ftcguardian.com\/bw4uoy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">And right now, we are offering a free training to give you the knowledge, information, and guidance that you need to stay out of trouble with the Federal Trade Commission.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Free Compliance Workshop:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.ftcguardian.com\/bw4uoy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Join Chip Cooper, Esq., the #1 FTC Compliance trainer in the World, for a one-of-kind, completely free online compliance workshop. Workshops fill up quickly, so register now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the things you\u2019ll discover on the training:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Real-Life Examples of People Who Didn\u2019t Think They Were At Risk, But Who Got Nailed By The FTC, And Why It Could Happen To You, Too<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The 3 Enormous Powers The FTC Has That Can Change Your Life \u2013 And Your Family\u2019s Life \u2013 Forever!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How to Avoid FTC Claims When Collecting Leads With Optin Forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Privacy Policy Mistakes Every Digital Marketer Is Making, And Why You\u2019re In The FTC\u00a0Crosshairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And Much More\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Remember: legal protection is a massively important part of your business, and it\u2019s one you cannot afford to ignore any longer.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ftcguardian.com\/bw4uoy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go here to register for our next FREE training and make your business is FTC compliant today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer: \u00a0This article is provided for informational purposes only. It\u2019s not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created. Neither the author nor FTC Guardian, Inc. is endorsed by the Federal Trade Commission.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FTC&#8217;s Aggressive Enforcement of &#8220;Made in USA&#8221; Claims By\u00a0Jeffrey A Greenbaum (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz)\u00a0and\u00a0Dorian Thomas (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz) The Federal Trade Commission (\u201cFTC\u201d) has continued to aggressively prosecute advertisers for making \u201cMade in USA\u201d claims that the FTC &hellip;  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_analytify_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2,12,29],"tags":[11,33,54,21,28,36,15,30],"class_list":["post-6086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deceptive-advertising","category-ftc-claims","category-ftc-compliance","category-truth-in-advertising","tag-ad-claims","tag-advertising","tag-compliance-ftc","tag-deceptive-advertising","tag-federal-trade-commission","tag-ftc-claims","tag-ftc-compliance","tag-truth-in-advertising"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6086"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6135,"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6086\/revisions\/6135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}