Are
your yarns, fabrics, apparel, or home textile articles labeled in compliance
with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") Wool Rules and Textile
Rules?
Are you sure?
David Trumbull, Principal, Agathon
Associates, has 20-years experience working with the FTC. We can assist you
with LABEL ADVISOR, which offers "Smart
guidance for U.S. label compliance: SO SMART,
SEW RIGHT." Contact David at 202-657-6008 or
david@agathonassociates.com.
Federal Trade
Commission requirement for labeling of textile and apparel products are complex
and cover such areas as:
Ø
country of origin,
Ø
fiber content,
Ø
care labeling, and
Ø
identification of manufacturer, importer, or other dealer.
The
penalties for mislabeling can be high, in some cases as high as $16,000 per
offense (that's per skein of yarn, roll of fabric, garment, or home textile
article!).
Do you know
the answers to these questions? Are you sure?
Q. Recently four national retailers agreed
to pay FTC penalties totaling $1.26 million for labeling rayon made from
bamboo as simply "bamboo." Are your bamboo products labeled in
compliance with the FTC regulations?
Q. What is the FTC one step removed
rule for country of origin labeling and how does it apply to your product?
Q. Why is it not permissible in the
U.S. to label the fiber content of a yarn, fabric, apparel or home textile
article as "pashmina?"
Q. Are you aware of, and in compliance with the
FTC's new definition of cashmere, which was part of the July 2014
modifications to the Wool Rules? What about the changes made at that time to
the designation of very fine wools?
Q. Did you know that natural fibers
such as wool and cotton are not necessarily organic and that the FTC has
provided guidance that broad, unqualified general environmental benefit
claims like "green" or "eco-friendly" are not
acceptable?
For help with labeling requirements Contact David at
202-657-6008 or david@agathonassociates.com.
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