FTC Textile Rule Revisions in the News

David Trumbull, Principal of Agathon Associates and and member of the Board of Advisors at the American Textile History Museum was interviewed recently regarding the need for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission textile rules, especially in light of fraudulent "green or environmental claims regarding apparel and home textiles. The article appears in the online publication, Consumer Eagle. Note that the article was intended for the general consumer and the author, therefore, elected not to go into some of the nuances of the changes, the rational, and the state of the U.S. textile and apparel industries.