Walmart Still Deceptively Marketing Made in USA, TINA.org Reports Company to FTC (Again)

MADISON, CONN. January 20, 2021 – With two years to go on a 10-year commitment to purchase $250 billion in products supporting American jobs, a new investigation by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org)…

TINA.org Files FTC Complaint Against New Balance for Deceptive Made in USA Marketing

MADISON, CONN. September 20, 2021 – According to the latest investigation by consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), New Balance is deceptively marketing some of its athletic shoes as “made in…

USANA

TINA.org investigated USANA Health Sciences, a Utah-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market products and atypical income claims to market the business…

2021 Collection

TINA.org Files Deceptive Made in USA Complaint Against Williams Sonoma

MADISON, CONN. May 22, 2019 – Williams-Sonoma brands including Williams-Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, PBteen, Pottery Barn Kids, Rejuvenation and West Elm are violating the FTC’s Made in USA standard according…

Walmart.com Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims

Ad Watchdog’s Investigation Prompts Change MADISON, CONN. June 29, 2015 — Walmart is going all out for American manufacturing, pledging to buy billions of dollars in American products. But an…

Coronado Leather’s ‘Made in USA’ Claims

Consumers need to do their research when they see leather products advertised as made in USA.

Made in USA Petition

TINA.org successfully petitioned the FTC to enact a Made in USA rule to better protect consumers and more forcefully deter deceptive practices.

The Marketing Myth of the ‘Made in USA’ Car

TINA.org investigations expose the truth and prompt marketing changes

New Balance

TINA.org found iconic sneaker company engaged in deceptive Made in USA marketing.

What You Should Know about USANA

Supplement MLM takes down dozens of deceptive claims following TINA.org investigation.

Car Companies’ Made in USA Marketing

TINA.org investigated numerous car companies marketing vehicles as made in the USA when the cars are actually assembled in the U.S. using imported parts.

UPDATE: Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Lawsuit over Misleading Made in USA Claims

Settlement comes after TINA.org alerted FTC to hundreds of products deceptively marketed as American-made.

New Balance’s Made in USA Claims

Company’s criteria for labeling shoes “Made in the USA” falls short of the legal standard policing such claims.

GhostBed’s Deceptive Made in USA Claims

Labor Day campaign pitches a Chinese-made pillow as “proudly made in the USA.”

Walmart

TINA.org investigations into Walmart have revealed that the retail giant repeatedly engaged in false and deceptive Made in USA marketing on its website, and used undisclosed stealth marketing directed at…

Revisiting Shinola’s Made in USA Claims Three Years after FTC Inquiry

In focusing on express claims, did the FTC overlook implied claims that convey the same message?

Why the FTC Needs a Made in USA Rule

It is clear that the FTC’s current tactics for policing made in the USA claims are not working.

Overstepping Their Bounds: Deceptively Marketed Made in USA Shoes

Over the years, TINA.org has found several shoe brands running afoul of the FTC’s Made in USA standard.

Kamik’s ‘Made in USA’ Claims

Zooming in on the fine print of a “Made in USA” tag.