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2026-09-17 · Seekingalpha

Senators ask FTC to investigate validity of Walmart and Amazon's 'Made in USA' claims

[Made in the USA Tag] Walmart (WMT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WMT]) and Amazon (AMZN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AMZN]) could face an investigation from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over claims that the two retail giants aren’t doing enough to ensure foreign-made products aren’t misidentified as “Made in the USA.” Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) are asking the FTC to investigate how Walmart’s Sparky and Amazon’s Alexa AI shopping chatbots verify products’ country of origin. The letter to the FTC cites the findings from Columbia University’s Center for Law and Economy, [https://law-and-economy.law.columbia.

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