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FTC Proposes to Add New Fiber Names to Textile Fiber Identification Standard

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing to amend its regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act to incorporate the most recent international voluntary standard for generic fiber names. Updates to ISO 2076 approved in 2013 add seven generic fiber…

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names not defined in the earlier version of the standard: chitin, ceramic, polybenzimidazol, polycarbamide, polypropylene/polyamide bicomponent, protein, and trivinyl. Comments are due March 19.