The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has levied a fine on Utah-based apparel company Lions Not Sheep for falsely claiming that its imported apparel was made entirely in the USA.
A fine of $211,335 was imposed on the company and its owner Sean Whalen, according to a July 28 press release issued by the agency.
Complaint
The FTC originally filed a complaint against Lions Not Sheep in May.
It alleged the enterprise had been removing its “Made in China” tags and replacing them with “Made in USA” on products imported from China and other countries.
According to the agency, it learned about the company’s alleged misconduct when Whalen posted a video to social media claiming he could “conceal the fact that his shirts are made in China by ripping out the origin tags and replacing them with tags stating that the merchandise was made in the United States.”…