Federal Trade Commission
Received Documents
P894219
Jan 2 1996
B18354900020
Secretary

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Samenfeld
13631 East Marina Drive #603
Aurora, Colorado 80014-3733
December 28, 1995

Office of the Secretary
FTC, Room 159
6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20580

Re: "Made in America:

To whom it may concern:

It is my understanding that you are considering revising standards governing the use of "Made in
America" and "Made in USA" labels.  Please make whatever rules you are now using more strict
and definitive.

When I examine cloth or other labels, I am pleased to see "Made in the USA" because that is what
I want to buy.  I do not wish to be hoodwinked into buying foreign made goods.  I also do not
want to buy goods made by foreign nationals in the territory of Samoa because the manufacturer
claims it was made in the USA.  The USA is the fifty United States of America, and that is all!

There are, of course, more complex issues involving parts or materials made elsewhere and
assembled here or made here and assembled abroad.  They can be labeled to say just that as many
of them are.  In general, I want to know that "Made in America" means completely, or almost
completely, made here.  The Honda made in Ohio is an American car as nearly as I can tell with a
minimum of parts from elsewhere.  The Ford made in Mexico is not an American car.

Again, please make "Made in the USA" mean what it says!

Sincerely yours,

Herbert W. Samenfeld