Announcement of Dates for Public Workshop Regarding ``Made in USA'' Claims in Product Advertising and Labeling and Procedure for Requesting to Participate

Résumé

On October 18, 1995 the Federal Trade Commission (Commissioner Roscoe B. Starek, III dissenting) published a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments through January 16, 1996 in connection with its comprehensive review of consumers' perceptions of ``Made in USA'' claims in product advertising and labeling. As part of this review, the Commission announced that it would invite representatives of consumers, industry, government agencies, and other groups to attend a public workshop to exchange views on the issues, including those raised by the comments received. Among other things, in its review the Commission will be considering (i) whether it should alter its legal standard regarding the use of unqualified ``Made in USA'' claims, and (ii) how domestic content should be measured under any future standard. The Commission has scheduled the workshop for March 26-27, 1996 at its headquarters at Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. If necessary to accommodate the number of issues raised by the comments, the workshop may be continued through March 28. Today's Federal Register Notice discusses, among other matters, the procedure to be followed by those who wish