California To Loosen Its Restrictions on “Made in USA” Labeling

On September 1, 2015, California enacted Senate Bill 633 (“SB 633”), loosening the state’s restrictions on “Made in USA” labeling.  Under existing law, codified at Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17533.7, a product may not be sold or offered for sale in California as “Made in U.S.A” if the product, or any article, unit, or part of the product, has been entirely or substantially made, manufactured, or produced outside of the United States.  In other words, Section 17533.7 requires that a product—including each of its individual components (no matter how small)—be entirely or substantially made, manufactured, or produced domestically to qualify for use of a “Made in U.S.A.” or similar label.

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