These may be made in America, but you can't believe everything Walmart tells you.
Happy Fourth of July! If your celebration involves any American-made goods from Walmart ... well, you might want to double and triple check that. Truth in Advertising
caught Walmart saying on its website that some imported products were U.S.-made. This is
kind of a problem in the middle of Walmart's big push to claim it's supporting American manufacturing.
"False made in USA labeling on Walmart's website has misled consumers looking to purchase American-made products,'' Truth in Advertising executive director Bonnie Patten said in a statement. "The largest retailer in the world should have made sure its American-made claims were accurate before affixing made in USA labels on the products. Until Walmart cleans up this mess, consumers cannot rely on Walmart with regard to where a product is really made when shopping on the site." [...]
The issues, according to Truth in Advertising, include products with USA labels that misrepresent the origin of the products, USA labels that conflict with the information contained on the product specifications and USA labels that don't clearly state that only a percentage of the product is made in the U.S.
Walmart admits it made some mistakes, but says hey, it was just a few mistakes and some of those products will be made in the U.S. in the future.
If you're interested in having a July 4 barbecue that's actually American-made check out this list of products.