16 CFR § 1616.6 - Labeling requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1616.6"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1616.6 - Labeling requirements."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1616.6"
section_name: "Labeling requirements."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "FLAMMABLE FABRICS ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1616"
part_name: "STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF CHILDREN'S SLEEPWEAR: SIZES 7 THROUGH 14 (FF 5-74)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "40 FR 59917, Dec. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1616"
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# 1616.6 Labeling requirements.

(a) All items of children's sleepwear shall be labeled with precautionary instructions to protect the items from agents or treatments which are known to cause significant deterioration of their flame resistance. If the item has been initially tested under § 1616.5(c)(4) *Laundering,* after one washing and drying, it shall be labeled with instructions to wash before wearing. Such labels shall be permanent and otherwise in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

(b) [Reserved]

[40 FR 59917, Dec. 30, 1975, as amended at 61 FR 1117, Jan. 16, 1996]