Use "Made in the United States" to replace the "Made in China" label, US clothing companies have been fined more than $ 200,000

According to media reports such as the US "Business Insider" website on the 7th, because the "Made in China" label was replaced with "Made in the United States" misleading consumers, a US clothing company and its boss were fined more than 200,000 US dollars by federal regulatory agencies.

It is understood that this company is very popular among the extreme conservatives in the United States because of promoting support for supporting guns, supporting Trump, opposing Bayon, and opposing wearing masks.

US media information

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated in the statement that a clothing company called "Lions Not Sheep" and his owner Sean Whalen, which is called "Lions Not Sheep", was fined US $ 2113.35 million, because they lied It is said that the company imported from China was manufactured in the United States. In addition to fines, Huilun and its company were also ordered to "stop promoting false" Made in the United States "and clarify that its products were produced in foreign countries."

The statement states that "Huilun and its company must stop claiming its products in the United States, unless they can prove the final assembly or processing of the product -and all important processing -it is carried out here (referring to the United States), and All or almost all materials or ingredients of the product are manufactured and purchased here. "

FTC issued a statement in May this year that Huilun posted a video on the Internet in October 2020, saying that he could "cover the label of origin and replace the label made by the United States to cover up its company shirts made by China. fact". The FTC passed the final ruling with a 5-0 voting result to mislead consumers on the grounds that Huilun and his company were fined. (Edit: HHJ)

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