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Part 3-2007
LABELLING OF GARMENTS
PRESENTED BY VIOLET DAVIS-MAURICE
If the product is made from one fiber, you may use the word “All” instead of “100%.” For
example: “100% Wool” or “All Wool.”
The disclosure requirement applies only to fibers in yarns, fabrics, clothing and other
household items. If part of the product is made from a non-fibrous material — such as
plastic, glass, wood, paint, metal or leather — you don’t have to include that on your label.
That includes the contents of zippers, buttons, beads, sequins, leather patches, painted
designs, or any other parts that are not made from fiber, yarn, or fabric.
In general, you may name only the fibers that comprise 5% or more of the fiber weight.
Fibers of less than 5% should be disclosed as “other fiber” or “other fibers” and not by their
generic name or fiber trademark.15
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
SIZE
There are three approaches for size-labelling of clothes:
Body dimensions-the label states the range of body
measurements for which the product was designed. (e.g. to fit
waist 32-34)
CARE INSTRUCTIONS
Labels containing care instructions must be attached permanently to the item.
Care labels must be attached so that they can be seen or easily found when the
product is offered for sale to consumers. If the product is packaged, displayed, or
folded so that customers cannot see or easily find the label, the care information
must also appear on the outside of the package or on a hang tag fastened to the
product.
Care labels must state what regular care is needed for the ordinary use of the
product. In general, labels for textile wearing apparel must have either a washing
instruction or a dry-cleaning instruction.
If either washing or dry- cleaning can be used on the product, the label need have
only one of these instructions.
If the product cannot be cleaned by any available cleaning method without being
harmed, the label must so state. [For example, if a product would be harmed both by
washing and by dry- cleaning, the label might say "Do not wash -- do not dry- clean,''
or "Cannot be successfully cleaned”
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