TINA.org Alleges Gillette Products Are 'Wicked Imported,' Not Made In USA
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
P&G's Gillette says "we don't just market blades, we've been making them right here in Boston for over 100 years." That may be the case, but Truth in Advertising says the brand does not disclose that the majority of its products are not "all or virtually all" made in the US as its ads suggest, a finding the NGO has referred to FTC.
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