16 CFR § 303.18 - Terms implying fibers not present.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s303.18"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 303.18 - Terms implying fibers not present."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "303.18"
section_name: "Terms implying fibers not present."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER SPECIFIC ACTS OF CONGRESS"
part_number: "303"
part_name: "RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER THE TEXTILE FIBER PRODUCTS IDENTIFICATION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 70"
regulatory_source: "24 FR 4480, June 2, 1959, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "303"
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# 303.18 Terms implying fibers not present.
Words, coined words, symbols or depictions, (a) which constitute or imply the name or designation of a fiber which is not present in the product, (b) which are phonetically similar to the name or designation of such a fiber, or (c) which are only a slight variation of spelling from the name or designation of such a fiber shall not be used in such a manner as to represent or imply that such fiber is present in the product.
[30 FR 13693, Oct. 28, 1965]