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    Hashtags are now labelling violations: FTC treats social media as packaging in Made in USA crackdown
    July 29, 2026
    5 min read
    Lucy Hall
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    Hashtags are now labelling violations: FTC treats social media as packaging in Made in USA crackdown

    Warning letters sent in July made explicit what many brands missed: a single hashtag claiming domestic origin can now carry the same $53,080 penalty as false product labelling, turning every Instagram post into a compliance surface.

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