# Whtas the (US) Law on Product labelling?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whtas-the-us-law-on-product-labelling/404316>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 16, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whtas-the-us-law-on-product-labelling/404316 "2007-05-16T13:37:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whtas-the-us-law-on-product-labelling/404316/1 "2007-05-16T13:37:19Z")

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I’m one of those idiots that perists in trying to “buy American”-I find it increasingly harder to do so-because you cannot tell where the stuff is made! Or also-name branded stuff-frequently, the label will state “Distributed by (insert brand name here)”-dammit-I WANT to know who made this, not who shipped it! Is there any easy way to determine the country of origin anymore?