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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 Comfy Comfy ComfyComfy is a microbusiness founded by Maggie Wong and located in Maryland. Maggie is originally from Brunei, where she grew up using buckwheat pillows and learned how to sew. She had since used her sewing skills to recreate the pillows of her childhood. Maggie Wong, founder of ComfyComfy, hard at work making pillows in her Bethesda, MD workshop. Maggie's family has been using her handmade pillows for many years. Over time, she gave hand-sewn pillows as gifts to friends and yoga students. They were so well received she was encouraged to sell them. Maggie founded ComfyComfy in 2011 as the sole seamstress. As demand grew she enlisted the help of other craftspeople. Comfycomfy now supports a Mennonite family in rural New York state who cut and sew the buckwheat pillows. Pillows are filled with buckwheat by Gail and Jeff. Custom pillowcases are sewn by Mathilde, who learned to sew as a girl in her native Germany. Maggie still sews all of the flaxseed pillows herself. Her husband, Art, fills them. ComfyComfy's online presence is managed by Claire and Eric in New Hampshire. Maggie spares no effort to produce top-quality pillows. She uses the very best fabrics and natural fillings. Comfycomfy takes pride in providing the highest quality products and excellent customer service. |
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