US LABELLING
December 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
US textile companies that make small labelling errors will soon be getting a break from the country's Federal Trade Commission. Its Textile Corporate Leniency Policy will allow such mistakes as fibres not being listed in order, a label being covered by another label and a shortened word such as poly used in place of polyester for most businesses. Enacting the policy is a way for the commission to codify current discretionary measures. According to a notice in the federal register, the commission
said that with 17.7 billion textile articles sold ...
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