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Walmart Suppliers Grapple With ‘Made in USA’ Labels
in Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Sourcing, WalmartDetroit Quality Brushes is a company that does just what its name suggests: It makes high quality brushes in Detroit. Read more
Tests Find Asbestos in Kids’ Crayons
in Consumer Products, Education, RecallsWhen you catch a conversation about asbestos, you might think it’s about health problems from at least 30 years ago. You’re not alone. Many Americans assume asbestos has been banned or fallen out of use. And for good reason. It’s a known carcinogen that kills up to 15,000 Americans a year. Read more
Lots of Fuzzy Numbers Behind Walmart’s American Manufacturing Push
in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, WalmartWalmart, the nation’s largest importer of foreign goods by volume, is currently hosting an open call for American-made product pitches at its Arkansas headquarters. This “American manufacturing summit” is part of the company’s commitment – made very publicly, with lots of fanfare, in 2013 – to buy $250 billion worth of American-made products by 2023. Read more
Walmart: Opening Our Doors – to Open Bigger Ones Across America
in Consumer Products, Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, WalmartRead more
Does Walmart’s Patriotic PR Have Legs?
in Consumer Products, Made in USA, Manufacturing, WalmartWalmart made a little bit of news on Tuesday. Right after the world’s largest retailer committed to fast-tracking the hiring of more military veterans, it announced plans to source an additional $50 billion worth of American-made goods over the next decade. Read more
Chair Pad Manufacturer Earns Made in USA CERTIFIED® Seal
in Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, HOME FURNISHINGS & ACCESSORIES, Made in USA, Made in USA Certified, Manufacturing & SourcingCERTIFIED, Inc. (madeinusa.net), the nation’s leading independent, non-governmental organization (NGO) certification company Made in USA claims, reported today that KLEAR VU CORPORATION of Fall River, Massachusetts has earned a Made in USA CERTIFIED® Seal for its quality Delightfill® chair pad and chair pad gripper line, fully documenting these products comply with the qualification and quantification that all or virtually all of the product components originate in the United States. Read more
Libbey Introduces Finest Quality Glassware Made in USA
in Consumer Products, Jobs, Made in USA, ManufacturingLibbey Inc., the number one glassware tableware company in the Americas, introduced today the finest quality glassware manufactured in the U.S. The nearly 200-year old company invented a state-of-the-art process from furnace to forming to finishing that enables the most brilliant and strongest soda lime glassware to be produced in the U.S. The new stemware and tumbler collection, called Perfect Signature™, will be available to retail markets later this year. Read more
Libbey Glass Announces $20 Million Investment and New Jobs
in Consumer Products, Jobs, Manufacturing, ProductionPosted: Nov 12, 2013 4:42 PM EST | Updated: Nov 22, 2013 4:42 PM EST
Libbey Inc. executive Dan Ibele announced today the company will invest $20 million in Libbey’s Shreveport manufacturing site, bringing new technology and a new research and development component to its operations. The capital investment in new glass making technology will create 70 new direct jobs, averaging more than $38,000 per year, plus benefits. The new investment will also generate an additional 75 new indirect jobs in the community for a total of more than 140 new jobs. Libbey also will retain 511 existing jobs in Shreveport. Read more
American Apparel Closing Underperforming Stores
in Consumer Products, Jobs, Made in USAAmerican Apparel will close underperforming stores and cut jobs as part of a $30 million cost-cutting strategy to turn its floundering business around. Read more
Consumer Patriotism: Supporting American Brands Supports America
in Made in USAThere are so many ways for Americans to express their patriotism, from flying the Stars and Stripes this 4th of July and voting in elections to serving in the military and chanting “U-S-A.! U-S-A!” during the Olympics. That’s what makes America great — each of us can relate to and demonstrate our patriotism in our own unique fashion. Read more
U.S. Manufacturing Costs Almost As Low As China’s
in Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, ReshoringManufacturing in the United States of America is becoming more affordable. The reason? Fracking. Read more
Retailers To Home Furnishings Vendors: Focus on Made in USA
in American Made, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, SustainabilityFor home furnishings manufacturers, the impetus to move a larger proportion of their manufacturing to the United States is about more than patriotism. It’s about that time-tested business fact—that the customer is always right.
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Walmart Works To Correct ‘Made In USA’ Label Problem
in Consumer Products, WalmartWhoops.
The Truth in Advertising group has found more than 100 items sold on Walmart.com that were incorrectly identified as “Made in the U.S.A.” The news comes just more than a week before the retailer’s Manufacturing Summit and Made in the U.S. Open Call in Bentonville. Read more
Power to Save: ‘Made in Scranton’ Solar Power
in Made in USA, Manufacturing, Solar, Sustainability, TechnologyMADISON TOWNSHIP — So far, this summer has been a little lacking in sunlight, but still, one man’s new addition to his backyard in Lackawanna County is doing well. Read more
Beverage Company Earns Product of USA CERTIFIED Seal on Apple Cider
in Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Food Products, Made in USA, Made in USA Certified, Manufacturing & SourcingWalmart Website Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Labeling
in Consumer Products, WalmartWalmart is going all out for America, pledging to buy an additional $250 billion in American products. To that end, the world’s largest retailer will host a manufacturing summit next week where it will look for U.S.-made products to sell. The event starts three days after the Fourth of July and promises to be a star-spangled affair.
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ALMAY SIMPLY AMERICAN: Simply Not True
in Consumer Products, Not Made in USAThe American flag is waving. Oklahoma-born American Idol star Carrie Underwood, decked out in red, white, and blue clothing, is talking about the virtues of Revlon’s Almay line of makeup as her song “All-American Girl” plays in the background. Kids run through prairies, one child waving an oversized flag. There are puppies and more flags. “Almay Simply American,” Underwood says as the text “American Science” pops up on the screen before the commercial fades to black. You can’t get more American than that. Read more
Makers Series with Martin Goebel of Goebel & Co. Furniture
in American Made, HOME FURNISHINGS & ACCESSORIES, Interviews, ManufacturingWhen you walk into a restaurant, or a bar, whether you realize it or not, you judge the establishment based on your surrounding environment. Before you ever take a bite, or a sip, you naturally notice the decor, and make the decision – do I stay, or do I find somewhere else to go? Read more
After Doubts, Economists Find China Kills U.S. Factory Jobs
in Economy, JobsA generation of economists trained to believe that trade had little to do with the long decline in high-paying U.S. factory jobs is changing its mind. Read more
China Arrests Smugglers Trying To Sell Frozen Meat From The 1970s
in Food ProductsIn the latest food scandal to hit China, authorities have seized almost half a billion dollars worth of smuggled frozen meat, some of more than 40 years old. According to the state-run China Daily, customs officials have confiscated over 100,000 tonnes (110, 231 tons) of chicken wings, beef, and pork, and arrested gangs across 14 Chinese provinces attempting to sell the contraband. Read more
China’s Latest Stomach-Churning Food Scandal: Frozen Meat From The 1970s
in Consumer Products, Food Products, RecallsSome 800 tonnes of smuggled frozen meat have been seized by Chinese authorities, including one batch dating from the 1970s, state media reported.
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China’s Tainted Meat Scandal Explained
in Consumer Products, Food Products, RecallsJuly 30, 2014
McDonald’s restaurants in many Chinese cities have been eerily quiet this past week. Many McDonald’s addicts have been forced to go cold turkey as numerous branches have yanked flagship burgers off the menu amid a tainted meat scandal.
The fast food giant is enormously popular in China where it has 2,000 outlets, each one typically overflowing with hungry crowds. Read more
Manufacturing Plant in Gulfport to Expand and Hire 200 More Workers
in Economy, Jobs, ManufacturingRead more
Made in USA Sells Again
in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, SourcingLast fall, Wal-Mart promised to purchase $250 billion in Made in USA products by 2023, a move it said would create 1 million U.S. jobs over time. Two-thirds of the goods in its domestic stores are already made, sourced, assembled, or grown in the United States, the company added. Read more
Made in USA: What’s real. What’s not.
in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, ManufacturingMade in America – Most Americans love the idea of buying a Made in USA product instead of an import. But sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s not. Read more
Senate Gives Obama Huge Win On Trade
in Economy, TPPWASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday handed President Barack Obama the biggest legislative victory of his second term, with a dramatic vote clearing the way for major trade agreements with Pacific Rim nations and the European Union. Read more
Consumer Reports: Best American Made Appliances
in American Made, Consumer Products, Made in USAThe thousands of products that pass through Consumer Reports test labs each year come from all corners of the globe. There are washing machines and water heaters from Mexico, TVs and refrigerators from South Korea, dishwashers and vacuums from Germany. We see lots of appliances that are made right here in the U.S. too, of course. Every country has winners and losers when it comes to quality and performance. Read more
Family Wins Suit Involving Chemical-Coated Toys produced in China
in Consumer Products, Made in USA, Manufacturing, ToysAn Arizona family won a $435,000 judgment in federal court after a child swallowed a decorative bead coated with a chemical that metabolized into a date-rape drug when ingested, marking the first verdict of its kind in the nation over the toy. The toy was made in China. Read more
New Toy Safety Standards Become Law
in Consumer Products, Made in USA, Recalls, ToysAug. 14, 2008
From lunchboxes and backpacks to baby cribs and toy figurines, a lengthy effort to make children’s products safer has finally cleared the final hurdles. New toy safety standards become law. Read more
Kentwood Company Moving Toothbrush Production Back From China
in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Sourcing, WalmartKENTWOOD, Mich. (WZZM) – A toothbrush company that outsourced some of its manufacturing to China years ago is bringing work back to West Michigan. Read more