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Statutes

  • Fur Products Labeling Act [TEXT]
  • Textile Fiber Products Identification Act [TEXT]
  • Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 [TEXT]

Rules

  • Rules & Regulations Under the Fur Products Labeling Act
    [ TEXT]
  • Rules & Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Rules & Regulations Under the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 [TEXT]

Care Labeling Rule

  • Amended Care Labeling Rule effective Sep 1, 2000 [TEXT]
  • Amended Care Labeling Rule Statement of Basis and Purpose effective Sep 1, 2000 [TEXT]
  • News Release for the Amended Care Labeling Rule [TEXT]
  • Conditional Exemption from Terminology Section of the Care Labeling Rule [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Care Label Symbols [PDF]
  • Writing a Care Label: How to Comply with the Care Labeling Rule [TEXT] [PDF]

Revised Leather Guides

  • Federal Register Notice 10/3/96 [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Guides for Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products [TEXT]

Closing Letters

Registered Identification Numbers

Information on Recent Cases

Textile Industry Alerts

  • Don't Say 'Dry Clean Only' If It Can Be Washed 03/01 [TEXT]
  • Fancy Trim May Require Fancy Care 03/01 [TEXT]
  • Lyocell Is a Generic Fiber Name; Tencel® Is Not 03/01 [TEXT]

Cashmere Conference

  • Half-day Conference, held May 4, 2001 at FTC Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
    Discussion of   proper labeling of cashmere products More Information

Amendments to Rules

Staff Opinion Letters

Generic Fiber Petitions

  • Generic Fiber Subclass Name: Lostol [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Generic Fiber Subclass Name: Elasterell-p [TEXT]
  • Request for Public Comment [TEXT] [PDF]
  • New Generic Fiber Name: PLA [TEXT] [PDF]
  • New Generic Fiber Petition from the Dow Chemical Company [PDF]
  • Cargill Dow Fiber CD 0001 [PDF]
  • Cargill Dow Fed. Reg. Nov. 17, 2000 [PDF]
  • Cargill Dow Petition Public Comments [TEXT]
  • DuPont Fiber DP 0002 [PDF]
  • Generic Fiber Subclass Name: Lyocell [PDF]

Additional Information

  • Threading Your Way Through the Labeling Requirements Under the Textile & Wool Acts [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Buying Cashmere? Avoid Pulled Wool [TEXT] [PDF]
  • The Cachet of Cashmere: Complying with the Wool Products Labeling Act [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Calling It Cotton: Labeling and Advertising Cotton Products [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Caring For Your Clothes - Care Label Symbols [PDF]
  • Clothing Care Symbol Guide [PDF]
  • Clothes Captioning: Complying with the Care Labeling Rule [TEXT] [ PDF]
  • Down...But Not Out: Advertising and Labeling of Feather and Down Products [TEXT] [PDF]
  • In-FUR-mation Alert: How to Comply with the Fur Products Labeling Act [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Wedding Gown Labels: Unveiling the Requirements  [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Comments of the Federal Trade Commission to the U.S. Customs Service Regarding Textile Country of Origin Marking [TEXT]
  • Continuing and Separate Guaranties [TEXT]

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2004