FTC Adds Seven New Generic Fiber Names

On October 6, 2020, the FTC published in the Federal Register (85 FR 63012) Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act.

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) amends the Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (‘‘Textile Rules’’ or ‘‘Rules’’) to incorporate the most recent ISO 2076 standard for generic fiber names.

DATES: This rule is effective November 5, 2020. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of November 5, 2020.

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (‘‘NPRM’’) published on February 18, 2020 (85 FR 8781),the Commission proposed amending § 303.7 to incorporate the most recent version of the relevant ISO standard, ISO 2076:2013(E), ‘‘Textiles— Man-made fibres—Generic names.’’ This standard includes seven generic fiber names that are not defined in the currently-incorporated 2010 ISO standard:

• ‘‘chitin,’’
• ‘‘ceramic,’’
• ‘‘polybenzimidazol,’’
• ‘‘polycarbamide,’’
• ‘‘polypropylene/polyamide bicomponent,’’
• ‘‘protein,’’ and
• ‘‘trivinyl.’’