Rule 16 - Arrangement and Disclosure of -Information on labels.

(a) The information with respect to textile fiber products required to be shown:and displayed upon the label shall be that which is required by the Act and Regulations, including the following:

(1) The generic names and percentages by weight of the constituent fibers present in the textile fiber product, exclusive of permissive ornamentation, in amounts of five percentum or.more and any fibers disclosed in accordance with Rule 3(b) shall appear in order of predominance by weight with any percentage of fiber or fibers required to be designated as other fiber or other fibers appearing last.

(2) The name, provided for in Rule 19 or registered identification number :issued by.the Commission, of the manufacturer or of one or more persons -marketing or handling the textile fiber product.

(3) The name of the country where such product was processed or manufactured as provided for in Rule 33.

(b) All parts of the required information shall be conspicuously and separately set out on the same side of the.label in such a manner as to be clearly legible and readily accessible to the prospective purchaser, and all parts of the fiber content information shall appear in type or lettering of equal size and conspicuousness, provided, however, that the required name or registered identification number may appear on the reverse side of the label if it is conspicuous and accessible, and provided further, that the requiredname or registered identification number may be conspicuously set out on a separate label which is prominently and conspicuously displayed in close proximity to the label containing the other required information. Where only one end of a cloth label is sewn to the product in such manner that both sides of the label are readily accessible to the prospective purchaser, the required fiber content information may appear on the reverse side of the label if the front side of such label clearly and conspicuously shows the wording Fiber Content on Reverse Side. On products as to which sectional disclosure is used, an additional nondescriptive label may be used showing the complete fiber content information as to a particular section or area of the product.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Rule 17, if non-required information or representations are placed on the label or elsewhere on the product, such non-required information or representation shall be set forth separate and apart from the required information and shall not interfere with, minimize, detract from, or conflict with such required information, nor shall such non-required information in any way be false or deceptive as to fiber content.

(d) Non-deceptive terms which are properly and truthfully descriptive of a fiber may be used in conjunction with the generic name of such fiber; as for example: 100% combed cotton, 100% nylon 66, etc [16 CFR 303.16, as amended, effective May 14, 1960, December 13, 1965, and April 17, 1985.]