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  "id": "ftc-made-in-usa-all-or-virtually-all",
  "slug": "ftc-made-in-usa-all-or-virtually-all",
  "url": "https://groundedkit.com/claims/ftc-made-in-usa-all-or-virtually-all/",
  "api_url": "https://groundedkit.com/api/claims/ftc-made-in-usa-all-or-virtually-all.json",
  "claim": "To label a product 'Made in USA', all or virtually all of it must be made in the U.S. (FTC rule)",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"What counts as Made in USA?\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
  },
  "origin": {
    "publisher": "Federal Trade Commission (16 CFR Part 323)",
    "title": "Made in USA Labeling Rule",
    "year": "2021 rule"
  },
  "quote": "unless the final assembly or processing of the product occurs in the United States, all significant processing that goes into the product occurs in the United States, and all or virtually all ingredients or components of the product are made and sourced in the United States.",
  "method": "Text of the FTC rule in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.",
  "drift": [
    "The rule covers labels and mail-order/online promotional materials; violations can bring civil penalties"
  ],
  "interest": "n/a (federal regulation).",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Under the FTC's Made in USA Labeling Rule, an unqualified 'Made in USA' label requires U.S. final assembly, U.S. significant processing and all or virtually all components made and sourced in the U.S.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "eCFR — 16 CFR Part 323",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-323",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "reference_fact",
  "as_of": "eCFR text read 2026-10-17",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-17",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-17",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}