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A statement of where a product was made or last changed.
Also known as: Made in marking, Origin label
Country of origin is defined by where a product last underwent substantial transformation, not where its materials came from. That is why a garment made from foreign cloth can honestly be marked as made in the country that sewed it.
States the country in which a product last underwent substantial transformation, which is the legal definition of origin.
Contexts: Packaging
Does not track raw materials, so a product can be honestly marked with a country that supplied only the final process.
Contexts: Packaging
Is subject to specific additional rules for certain foods, notably meat, where the country of rearing and of slaughter may both be required.
Contexts: Packaging
A short line of printed letters naming a country, on a label or moulded into a product surface.