Show CONSUMERS' CONSUMERS CORNER CORNEA CO R N E R ct 0 J g Care label regulations Consumers will soon get answers answers ans w rs to questions about washing wringing fluff drying or dry cleaning certain clothes The Federal Trade Trado Commission Jias jas as issued a trade regulation rule requiring requiring re re- re- re quiring all aU articles of clothing leaving a manufacturer after aCler July 3 1972 to have a permanent t label giving instructions for care and maintenance This rue rule covers covers cov cov- ers covers all aU garments including hol hosiery ho ho- l lery that requires care and maintenance for Cor their ordinary use and enjoyment The rule also a applies plies to piece goods sold to consumers for home sewing of apparel pIece piece goods must be accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- companied by care labels that home homo sewers can affix atTix permanently permanently permanently perma perma- to the material by normal methods sewing ironing or orthe orthe orthe the like Care labeling applies to both imported and American American- made clothes label Care Instructions must fully inform the purchaser how holy to wash dry iron bleach dry clean and otherwise regularly care and maintain a particular article The instructions must also warn the purchaser as ns to any usual care and maintenance procedures procedures procedures pro pro- that may seem to apply to an article but actually do not for Cor example a jacket that appears ap appears pears to be washable but but in fact should be dry cleaned or vice ice versa The label must be made readily accessible to the user not hidden in a II pocket for example example ex ex- ample The rule docs does not apply to footwear foot foot- wear gloves or articles exclusively lively for headwear |