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7 Antitrust Bull. 467 (1962)
The Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

handle is hein.journals/antibull7 and id is 465 raw text is: THE TEXTILE FIBER PRODUCTS IDENTIFICATION ACT* by HARvE~Y H. fl~wq.Aj** As Director of the Bureau of Textiles and Furs at the Federal Trade Commission, I regard my appearance here as a most important part of my duties. If we are to be effective in our work of administering and enforcing the Federal tex- tile labeling laws which have been entrusted to the Commis- sion by Congress, we must have the support, understanding, and respect of those with whom we are working. We are most anxious to offer to you scientific and techni- cal staff members every means of assistance in order that those concerns amenable to the requirements of the law thoroughly understand and keep up with their responsibilities under its terms. My subject is the statutes affecting the textile industry, particularly, the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act and its regulations as the law relates to fabric manufacturers and cutters. I. STATuTEs APFECTInTG THE TBxTHE INDusTRY The special Federal statutes administered by the Federal Trade Commission which affect the textile industry, together with some of the procedures involved in their administration, are: the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939,1 the Fur Prod- ucts Labeling Act of 1952,2 the Flammable Fabrics Act of * A Revised Version of an Address, 12th Annual Conference of The Textile and Needle Trades Division of The American Society for Quality Control at Clemson, S. C., February 16, 1962. ** Former Director, Bureau of Textiles and Furs, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D. C. Mr. Hannah recently resigned from this position. 1 15 U.S. C. §68. 2 15 U. S. C. §69.