MADE IN USA NEWS
The omnibus spending law signed Dec. 18, 2015, ended mandatory origin labels on beef and pork after the WTO allowed more than $1 billion in Canadian and Mexican tariffs.
A proposed California class action said most Joe’s Jeans labeled Made in USA had been made in Mexico or Asia since 2013, weeks after AG Jeans and Nordstrom sought approval…
After an FTC spokeswoman said “Built in Detroit” could count as a Made in USA claim, Shinola stood by the slogan but disclosed that about a third of its movement…
The Rio Blanco County plant, which ships to about 20 countries, planned to double capacity to 500,000 tons a year and become the world’s largest single-site sodium bicarbonate producer.
Sen. Harvey Peeler prefiled S. 945, which would require U.S. and South Carolina flags bought with state funds to be manufactured in the USA.
Honda Aircraft Co.’s HA-420 business jet, built at its Greensboro headquarters and plant, received FAA type certification on Dec. 8, 2015.
GM said the compact Buick Envision SUV, built at its joint-venture plant in Yantai, China, would go on sale in the USA in 2016.
Bicycle Corporation of America bikes, previously labeled “Assembled in USA with parts made in China,” can now carry a qualified Made in USA label.