Strange "Manufactured in China with US and China Materials"

[Ajit Basrur]

I bought a 3M Lint Roller designed to remove lint, manufactured by 3M Home Care Division.

Found strange on the label - it mentions "Manufactured in China with US and China materials".

Do you think this sort of info is required ? Whats your say

[Stijloor]

In Reply to Parent Post by Qualityalways

I bought a 3M Lint Roller designed to remove lint, manufactured by 3M Home Care Division.

Found strange on the label - it mentions "Manufactured in China with US and China materials".

Do you think this sort of info is required ? Whats your say

Hello Qualityalways,

I am not very familiar with "country-of-origin" requirements. I found some information from the Federal Trade Commission (1997) that may clarify.

More information is available from the Federal Trade Commission website.

Stijloor.

[harry]

In Reply to Parent Post by Qualityalways

.....................Found strange on the label - it mentions "Manufactured in China with US and China materials".

It's to appease consumers in the home country that there are at least some 'local contents'. For consumers in other countries, the message is - this is not an entirely Chinese manufactured product and hence worth paying a premium.

[Ajit Basrur]

In Reply to Parent Post by harry

It's to appease consumers in the home country that there are at least some 'local contents'. For consumers in other countries, the message is - this is not an entirely Chinese manufactured product and hence worth paying a premium.

In this global era, we have materials from different parts of the world which go into the product. Thus telling the consumers made from materials of x country or y country sounds irrational.

Probably, they are mentioning with the background of Chinese material recalls.

[SteelMaiden]

In Reply to Parent Post by Qualityalways

In this global era, we have materials from different parts of the world which go into the product. Thus telling the consumers made from materials of x country or y country sounds irrational.

Probably, they are mentioning with the background of Chinese material recalls.

Your lint roller was probably manufactured before all that, it is not necessarily time to pull on the tin hat. Country of origin information is just that, information to allow the consumer to see the facts and make their decisions. It is no big conspiracy, and some labeling requirement are just that, a requirement to the company who is manufacturing or distributing. Just about every purchase I make has a manufactured by/in label. Take a deep breath, let it out slowly and then repeat until you feel better.

[ramblinpaul]

IMO, it's pure marketing.

I think it's to make Americans feel better about purchasing something that is a least partially US vs. 100% Chinese (foreign). With global trade and the movement of raw materials perhaps "Made on Earth" would be a better label .

Here in Canada we purchase apple juice (among other food items) that is lableled "Product of Canada", even though the juice concentrate most likely came from China (China is the world's largest exporter of apple juice concentrate). Here in Canada they add water and package it and it becomes a "Product of Canada". Government loophole and slight of hand marketing on the producers side. But it sure makes us feel good to be buying good ol' Canadian apple juice.............

[Ajit Basrur]

In Reply to Parent Post by ramblinpaul

IMO, it's pure marketing.

I think it's to make Americans feel better about purchasing something that is a least partially US vs. 100% Chinese (foreign). With global trade and the movement of raw materials perhaps "Made on Earth" would be a better label .

Here in Canada we purchase apple juice (among other food items) that is lableled "Product of Canada", even though the juice concentrate most likely came from China (China is the world's largest exporter of apple juice concentrate). Here in Canada they add water and package it and it becomes a "Product of Canada". Government loophole and slight of hand marketing on the producers side. But it sure makes us feel good to be buying good ol' Canadian apple juice.............

Yeah, "Made on Earth" is a good suggestion to cover the globalized products.

[WayneKnazek]

This is a little off topic, but not a mile.

I was in Chaina last year for a couple months working with a new client company there.

One of "their" gripes is when a USA company sends them a project, let's say a die or mold, but the print is in "inch".

It's not the dimensions that bother them. Not at all. When gripes them is . . . all the screws, bolts, etc. are standard. It's difficult for them to get standard fasteners, etc. Ends up costing the customer more $$$.

The reason a company sends work to China is to get the price down.

Hmmmm.