made in usa

Under the FTC's rules, a garment can say "Made in U.S.A." only if it was made completely in the US from US-made materials. If the fabric came from abroad, the label has to say so, for example "Made in U.S.A. of imported fabric."

No. A 2010 report from the US Government Accountability Office found formaldehyde in clothing is not regulated in the United States, while 13 other countries limit it. Of 180 items GAO tested, 10 exceeded the strictest foreign limit, most of them labeled wrinkle-free or no-iron.

It's made under stronger factory oversight than many places, with US environmental and worker safety law behind it. Federal limits on chemicals in adult clothing are thin, though, so the fiber and finish matter most. That's what the Toxome Score measures.

California and New York both banned PFAS in new clothing starting January 1, 2025, and more states have passed laws that phase in over the next few years. These laws apply to everything sold in the state, wherever it was made.

No. Origin and process badges come from what the brand states about each product. We don't audit factories, so these badges are information, not verification. They never change a Toxome score, which comes from what the garment is made of.