Walmart Website Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims

TINA.org investigation finds more than 100 USA labeling errors.

Target

TINA.org investigated Target’s website – www.target.com – and found that false and deceptive Made in the USA labeling issues were widespread on its site, including product specifications that falsely stated…

GSA Advantage

TINA.org investigated the U.S. General Services Administration’s online shopping system, GSA Advantage!®, which supplies products and services to federal agencies, the District of Columbia, state and local governments, and certain…

HTE USA

TINA.org investigated HTE USA as part of its larger investigation into atypical income claims used by DSA-member companies. To read more about TINA.org’s DSA Income Claims Investigation, click here.

Noevir USA

TINA.org investigated Noevir USA as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income…

Omnilife USA

TINA.org investigated Omnilife USA as part of a larger investigation into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here.

Hair Dreams USA

TINA.org investigated Hair Dreams USA as part of its larger investigation into deceptive social media influencer marketing. To learn more, click here.

By the Numbers: Made in the USA Class-Action Lawsuits

A closer look at the who, what, where, when, and why.

Fitflop USA

Philip Morris USA

Williams-Sonoma Database

WILLIAMS-SONOMA MADE IN USA MARKETING Below is a sampling of Williams-Sonoma marketing materials that claim, either expressly or implicitly, that the following product lines are made in the USA: •…

Vibram USA

RewardsZone USA

UV Sanitizer USA

New Balance, an Iconic Made in USA Brand, Defies FTC Law

TINA.org files a complaint with federal regulators over shoemaker’s deceptive made in the USA claims.

TINA.org Reports Walmart’s Made in USA Mess to FTC

False and deceptive made in USA representations prompts action.

USANA Income Claims Database

Between June and November 2017, TINA.org investigated every company on the November 29, 2017 Direct Selling Association (DSA) membership list and found that more than 97 percent have made or…

2023 USANA Income Claims Database

Between June and November 2023, TINA.org investigated 100 MLM companies, which included 93 DSA member companies plus 7 other prominent MLM companies, and found that 98 percent used atypical and…

Target Misses the Mark with Made in USA Claims

TINA.org probe finds widespread examples of false and deceptive “Made in the USA” product representations.

Step2 Halts Made in the USA Marketing Following TINA.org Probe

TINA.org probe finds that 90 percent of the company’s products are wholly or partially made outside the U.S.