Rule 6 - Generic Names of Fibers To Be Used.

(a) Except where another name is permitted under the Act and Regulations, the respective generic names of all fibers present in the amount of five per centum or more of the total fiber weight of the textile fiber product shall be used when naming fibers in the required information; as for example: cotton, rayon, silk, linen, nylon, etc.

(b) Where a textile fiber product contains the hair or fiber of a fur-bearing animal present in the amount of five per centum or more of the total fiber weight of the product, the name of the animal producing such fiber may be used in setting forth the required information, provided the name of such animal is used in conjunction with the words fiber, hair, or blend; as for example:

80% Rabbit Hair
20% Nylon
or
80% Silk
20% Mink Fiber

(c) The term fur fiber may be used to describe the hair or fur fiber or mixture thereof of any animal other than the sheep, lamb, Angora goat, Cashmere goat, camel, alpaca, llama, or vicuna where such hair or fur fiber or mixture is present in the amount of five per centum or more of the total fiber weight of the textile fiber product and no direct or indirect representations are made as to the animal or animals from which the fiber so designated was obtained; as for example:

60% Cotton
40% Fur Fiber
or
50% Nylon
30% Mink Hair
20% Fur Fiber

 

(d) Where textile fiber products subject to the Act contain (1) wool or (2) recycled wool in amounts of five per centum or more of the total fiber weight such fibers shall be designated and disclosed as wool or recycled wool as the case may be. [16 CFR 303.6, as amended, effective December 13, 1965, and July 4, 1980.]

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