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The Tip is 'Labeling Tip 1' Know Your Labeling - For products Made in America, the greater the US content the more American jobs required to produce it. So whenever possible choose the product with the highest percentage of U.S.content. US content must be disclosedon Made in USA textiles, automobiles, wool, and fur products. There is no law requiringmost other products to be marked or labeled made in USA, or, have any otherdisclosure about their amount of U.S. content. Those manufacturers and marketers who choose to make claims about the amount of U.S. content must comply with the FTC's Made in USA policy. Note: Imported products must have the country of origin on their label whileproducts partially Made in USA do not. For a product produced in the U.S. to be labeled made in USA, or claimed to beof domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be all or virtually all made in the U.S. This would mean that all significant parts and processing that go into the product are of U.S. origin. The product should contain no (or negligible) foreign content. Made in the USA products create the greatest number of American jobs for our country. This is because the labor to produce the product, and the raw materials that go into the product, are created with American labor. For most products, there is no law requiring made in America labels, or any other disclosure about the amount of U.S. content. However, for job creation purposes if you have a choice between an imported product and one with no country of origin on the label, choose the product without a country of origin over the imported one. The product without the country origin on its label has some American labor in its content and the imported one most likely does not. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Plas Deck PlasTEAK, Inc. is a U.S. company located in Akron, Ohio. We specialize in synthetic teak for the marine industry. We also offer also offer outdoor furniture, parking blocks, landscape timbers and planters, and other products that are made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) recycled plastic material. PlasTEAK is proud to offer environmentally-friendly products that are made in the USA. PlasTEAK, Inc. was established in 1995 by William Gribble, President, who first recognized the merits of synthetic wood for marine uses when he constructed a custom swim platform using the recycled plastic lumber that is commonly used for outdoor furniture. Upon introduction to the marine market, the teak-like appearance of the PlasTEAK platforms rapidly gained popularity and the synthetic teak material began to be used by PlasTEAK for other boat applications. In 2005, PlasTEAK introduced its boat decking solution, PlasDECK, and rapidly became an industry leader for synthetic teak boat decking as well. PlasTEAK isn't a huge corporation. We're a family business, and we're a family of boaters. Not only do we stand behind our products, we stand on them. From the President of our company to the craftsmen that work in our shop, we all use PlasTEAK and PlasDECK on our personal boats and in our landscapes. We know that our PlasTEAK products are made of top-quality materials and are built to last a lifetime. We are very confident that PlasDECK is the best synthetic decking on the market. We are all very familiar with our products and we have the experience to help you with your project. We are sure that you'll be pleased by the results. |
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