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Beginning July 1, 1997, the Federal Trade Commission will permit apparel manufacturers to start using specific care symbols, in place of written instructions on permanent labels. The FTC will require manufacturers to include written instructions explaining what the symbols mean on hangtags or elsewhere for the first 18 months.
The care symbols that may be used beginning July 1, 1997 were developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) . We urge you to purchase the 1996 Annual Book of ASTM Standards for the complete standard.
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO CONFIRM THAT ALL YOUR CARE LABELS ARE IN COMPLIANCE.
Here is an example of a common
compliance issue.
When using symbols to illustrate
“non-chlorine bleach” the open triangle
with an “X” symbol is incorrect!
When your garments are safe in some
type of bleach, but not in chlorine
bleach, it is incomplete and therefore
in violation of the FTC
rule to say...“Do Not Use Chlorine Bleach”
or “No Bleach”.
Your care instructions must say... “Non-chlorine bleach when needed”
The FTC recognized symbol for this
instruction is: 
Extensive testing has shown that all washable apparel is safe in non-chlorine bleach. Therefore, machine washable apparel care instructions need to include, and/or use the care symbol for “non-chlorine bleach when needed”.
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