Prevents “craft” from being treated as a technical style or proof of a particular method, scale, quality, or ownership structure.
The chapter’s trade-association thresholds are dated examples used to demonstrate definitional instability, not current rules.
Strickland, Wright, and Pilkington describe “craft” as a contested North American category. Trade groups use different production and ownership thresholds, while terms such as handmade and traditional remain interpretive; even large producers can use craft language because the term carries market value.
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