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US: FTC alters textile labelling rules

19/03/2014

The US’s Federal Trade Commission has issued amendments to its textile labelling rules, addressing fibre content and country-of-origin disclosures. The rules implement the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, which requires that certain textiles sold in the US carry labels disclosing the generic names and percentages by weight of the fibres ...

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