Rule 11 - Floor Coverings Containing Backings, Fillings, and Paddings.

In disclosing the required fiber content information as to floor coverings containing exempted backings, fillings, or paddings, the disclosure shall be made in such manner as to indicate that it relates only to the face, pile, or outer surface of the floor covering and not to the backing, filling, or padding. Examples of the form of marking these types of floor coverings as to fiber content are as follows:

100% Cotton Pile

Face-60% Rayon, 40% Cotton

Outer Surface - 100% Nylon

[16 CFR 303.11]

Note: Where it is desired to disclose the fiber content of exempted backings of pile floor coverings, such floor coverings may be labeled in accordance with Rule 24.


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