China Targets Canada Goose, Maker of Posh Parkas
Voice of America
WASHINGTON - Canada Goose, the Canadian maker of parkas it claims are designed to keep wearers toasty warm in the "the coldest places on Earth," is the latest foreign brand targeted by Chinese regulators.
China's state-controlled CCTV revealed that authorities fined the company's affiliated operation in Shanghai about $70,000 (450,000 RMB) for "falsely advertising goods or services, deceiving and misleading consumers."
The Shanghai Huangpu District Market Supervision and Administration Department acted against the local outlet of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. of Toronto in June, a move CCTV made public on Sept. 2.
The National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (Shanghai) announced that Shanghai district regulators found that Canada Goose, which was marketing its products as filled with goose down, was using mostly duck to stuff its garments.
