{"id":159087,"date":"2021-01-20T22:21:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T19:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/walmarts-made-in-the-usa-claims-under-fire-again\/"},"modified":"2021-01-20T22:21:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T19:21:04","slug":"walmarts-made-in-the-usa-claims-under-fire-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/walmarts-made-in-the-usa-claims-under-fire-again\/","title":{"rendered":"#Walmart\u2019s \u2018Made in the USA\u2019 claims under fire again"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Walmart\u2019s \u2018Made in the USA\u2019 claims under fire again<\/strong>”
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Walmart is once again playing fast and loose with the rules when it comes to labeling goods \u201cMade in the USA,\u201d according to an industry watchdog.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s biggest retailer \u2014 which five years ago managed to dodge a federal inquiry over its labeling practices by promising to change them \u2014 is now claiming on its website that goods that it sells like vacuum cleaners, towels and plastic storage bins are made in America when they aren\u2019t, according to Truth In Advertising.<\/p>\n

In a Tuesday complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission, the nonprofit consumer advocacy group noted that Walmart claimed in a Facebook ad last fall <\/a>that nearly two-thirds of the millions of products it sells are made in America. Meanwhile, however, only 2,000 items are listed under its site\u2019s \u201cMade in USA\u201d filter, according to the group, also known as TINA.org.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is consumers can\u2019t be certain any of these products meet the FTC\u2019s definition of \u2018made\u2019 in the USA \u2026 because of how Walmart is attempting to redefine the legal standard,\u201d TINA.org said. <\/p>\n

Specifically, Walmart has been using confusing language in disclaimers that obscure their origins. A set of Better Homes & Gardens bath towels is advertised as being made \u201cin the USA with US and imported yarn.\u201d Another item, Burt\u2019s Bees Coconut Foot Creme, states that the components are \u201cUSA or imported.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the FTC\u2019s Made in USA standard, only products that are \u201call or virtually all\u201d made in the United States can be marketed as \u201cmade\u201d in the USA. And when making qualified claims like \u201cMade in the USA with domestic and imported parts,\u201d the FTC requires that the qualifying language be clear and conspicuous, TINA.org noted. <\/p>\n

On Walmart\u2019s site, however, three Hoover vacuum cleaners are each shown with a prominent \u201cMade in the USA\u201d label<\/a> on its product page \u2014 with hard-to-read fine print at the bottom of the label adds, \u201cwith globally sourced components.\u201d According to a class-action suit filed against Hoover this month, the company gets \u201cmost\u201d of its parts from China.<\/p>\n

Hoover, which is owned by Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries, didn\u2019t immedia<\/a>tely respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

In all, the watchdog group said Tuesday it found more than 40 products that are misrepresented on Walmart.com, which \u201ccontain imported parts\u2026or that confusingly state the origin of the product as \u201cUSA or imported,\u201d according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

It is the third such complaint TINA.org has lodged against Walmart. In 2015, the FTC opened an inquiry into the matter after TINA.org filed its first complaint. The FTC closed the probe after Walmart promised that it had taken \u201cseveral steps to prevent consumer deception,\u201d according to a letter the agency head wrote to TINA.org at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWalmart\u2019s history of deceptive Made in USA marketing claims on its website now spans more than five years and is exacerbated by consumers\u2019 current need\/desire to shop online during the global pandemic,\u201d TINA.org writes in its complaint.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Walmart in a statement sidestepped allegations about its \u201cMade in the USA\u201d claims. <\/p>\n

\u201cThrough Walmart\u2019s Investing in American Jobs initiative, we\u2019ve committed $250 billion over 10 years toward the purchase of products made, sourced, grown or assembled here in the US. We\u2019ve seen some wonderful success stories based on our pledge and hope to contribute to further expansion of US manufacturing and job growth.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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