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Costco Faces Lawsuit Over Sale of Prawns Allegedly Farmed By Slave Labor

in Consumer Products, Food Products, Seafood, Slave Labor/by The Made in America Movement Team

Costco Wholesale Corp. customer sued the retailer on allegations that it knowingly sold frozen prawns that were the product of slave labor. Read more

As Nabisco Ships 600 Jobs Out of Chicago to Mexico, Maybe It’s Time To Give Up Oreos

Nabisco Ships 600 Jobs to Mexico. Time To Give Up Oreos

in Consumer Products, Food Products, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing/by The Made in America Movement Team

I may have to give up one of my longest-standing indulgences: the dunking of an Oreo cookie in cold milk (whole is preferred). I don’t do this lightly, as I have been dunking those deliciously wicked rounds of chocolate and what I choose to believe is cream since I’ve been three. Read more

Nabisco to Cut Chicago jobs, Send Some Work to Mexico

in Consumer Products, Food Products, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Production/by The Made in America Movement Team

Mondelez International (Nabisco) will lay off half its 1,200 employees in its bakery on Chicago’s Southwest Side after deciding to invest significantly in a Mexico plant rather than its long-standing facility here. Read more

1.7 million lbs of Frozen Chicken May Be Contaminated with Salmonella

in Consumer Products, Food Products, Recalls, USDA/by The Made in America Movement Team

Barber Foods is recalling 1,707,494 pounds of raw frozen chicken products after the U.S. Department of Agriculture received reports of a cluster of people in Minnesota and Wisconsin becoming ill with salmonella poisoning. Read more

7 Key Facts to Keep in Mind about Walmart’s U.S. Manufacturing Summit

in Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Reshoring, Sourcing, Walmart/by The Made in America Movement Team

It’s been two and a half years since Walmart announced its so-called “U.S. manufacturing initiative”, which means it’s time for another PR-heavy, Walmart manufacturing “summit,” this one in Bentonville, Arkansas on July 7th and 8th. Undoubtedly, Walmart will use the summit to deliver feel-good talking points to the media, so this seems like a good time to review some facts about Walmart’s impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector, past, present and future. Read more

Made in USA Nike Footwear a Slam Dunk — Some Day

in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Technology, TPP/by The Made in America Movement Team

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President Obama is at Nike headquarters near Beaverton to promote a Pacific Rim trade agreement on May 8, 2015. Bruce Ely/Oregonian/Oregonlive/Pool

Nike took advantage of the attention generated by President Obama’s visit last week to make a bold statement: It would open a footwear factory in the United States, employing 10,000, if an international trade agreement gets approved. Read more

Nike CEO Mark Parker told President Obama about U.S. manufacturing 4 years ago. POTUS, Nike Made in USA, American made Nike, Made in USA Sneakers

Nike CEO told POTUS About U.S. Manufacturing 4 Years Ago

in American Made, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, TPP/by MAM Team

When President Obama visited Oregon in 2011, Nike Chief Executive Mark Parker foreshadowed what was on the sneaker giant’s horizon. Read more

Walmart suppliers grapple with challenge of 'Made in USA' labels

Walmart Suppliers Grapple With ‘Made in USA’ Labels

in Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Walmart/by The Made in America Movement Team

Detroit Quality Brushes is a company that does just what its name suggests: It makes high quality brushes in Detroit. Read more

Tests Find Asbestos in Kids’ Crayons

in Consumer Products, Education, Recalls/by The Made in America Movement Team

When you catch a conversation about asbestos, you might think it’s about health problems from at least 30 years ago. You’re not alone. Many Americans assume asbestos has been banned or fallen out of use. And for good reason. It’s a known carcinogen that kills up to 15,000 Americans a year. Read more

Lots of Fuzzy Numbers Behind Walmart’s American Manufacturing Push

in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, Walmart/by The Made in America Movement Team

Walmart, the nation’s largest importer of foreign goods by volume, is currently hosting an open call for American-made product pitches at its Arkansas headquarters. This “American manufacturing summit” is part of the company’s commitment – made very publicly, with lots of fanfare, in 2013 – to buy $250 billion worth of American-made products by 2023. Read more