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School of Fashion and Textiles Slide 1

Goods exempt from Care labelling

All second hand goods Drapery: Floor cloths, dishcloths, dusters.. Furnishings: blinds, awnings, floor covering,

lampshades.... Haberdashery: Artificial flowers, sewing &

embroidery threads.. Canvas goods: beach and garden umbrella

coverings Jute Products:All Jute products Miscellaneous goods: cords, hoses, ropes, toys,

shoe laces , all bags and cases...


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Goods exempt from Care labelling

Medical and surgical goods: bandages,

dressings...

Mens, Womens, Childrens and Infantswear: PVC coats, handkerchiefs, belts,

headwear...

Footwear: all except types of hosiery

(Refer to the Consumer Protection Notice No. 25, 2010 for more detail)


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Non-permanent labels include

Removable tickets

Label attached to goods

Pamphlet attached to goods

Printed instructions on packaging


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Which goods do not require a Permanent

Label?

Drapery: face washes, tablecloth, muslin

covers, tea towels, mosquito netting...

Haberdashery: elastic and elastic threads,

ribbons, zips, curtain making kits...


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Which goods do not require a Permanent

Label?

Furnishings: shower curtains

Adults, Childrens & Infants wear: collars,

neckwear, mittens, all type of hosiery,

reversible jackets, fur garments...


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CARE LABELLING IMPORTANT NOTES

The Australian standard specifies which of

the following categories must be included

on the label:

A - General & Warnings

B - Washing

C - DryingD - Ironing

E - Dry Cleaning


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The common phrases are drawn from

another standard AS/NZS 2621-1998

Alternative phrases can be used as long

as they adequately describe how theitem can be maintained


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Using Dry-Clean Only labels on items that

can be laundered is not correct.

Manufacturers must be able to prove theproduct has been tested and put the

appropriate care instructions on the

label.

A manufacturer must not needlessly cause

the consumer extra costs in textile care


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FIBRE CONTENT LABELLING

AS/NZS 2622: 1996 Textile products

Fibre content labelling

FIBRE CONTENT LABELLING

Textile Labeling Laws vary between states

and as they are revised from time to time


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Acceptable fibre names used on labels

NATURAL FIBRES:

Mohair comes from the Angora goat andAngora from the Angora rabbit

Linen may be labelled flax


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Acceptable fibre names used on labels

MAN-MADE FIBRES: Only GENERIC names are permitted Additional information may be attached to the garment to

advertise trade names

e.g. :Polyester Trade names - Terylene, Dacron, Tetron

VISCOSE is the generic name for all regeneratedcellulose fibres made by the viscose process.

Refer to AS/NZS 2450 Glossary of Generic Names forTextile Fibres


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FIBRE CONTENT LABELLING RULES

General:

There are two methods,

Method A: By listing in descendingorder of dominance by mass, the generic

name of each fibre type preceded by its

total mass of the textile product.

E.g.:80% Cotton

20% Polyester


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FIBRE CONTENT LABELLING RULES

Method B: By simply listing in

descending order of dominance by mass,

the generic name of each fibre type.

E.g.: Cotton

Polyester


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Components which must be specified

separately

Examples:

Lining

Filling Panels of different fibre content,

E.g.: 55% Cotton

45% LinenLining: 100% Viscose Rayon


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Components, which are ignored

The following components are excluded from the

fibre content calculation of made-up products:

Binding, braids, buttons, collars, cuffs, elastic,

ribbons

Decorative trim applied by embroidery, overlay,appliqu or other methods of attachments.


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MINOR FIBRES

Where one or more fibre types are individually present in

amounts less than 5 percent, the label shall state:

The generic names followed by the words less than 5%

Cotton /Elastane less than 5% OR

Singly or collectively, the term other fibres

E.g.: Cotton / Other fibres OR

Not mentioned at all provided that the total mass of such

fibres does not exceed 5 percent E.g.: All cotton


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Country of Origin

A claim that an item was made in a particularcountry, such as Made in Australia' or Productof India

Representations can be explicit - with a label,

orimplied, through the use of flags or symbols

The Competition and Consumer Act encouragesbusinesses to include country of origin

information on their goods


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Country of Origin

Country of origin labelling - it's yourchoice

Although country of origin labelling is not

mandatory, Australian Customs requireimported apparel to have origin labelling.

The decision to display origin information

lies with the producer.


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Made In and Product of

A made in' claim means a product must be:

Substantially transformed in the countryrepresented; and

A minimum of 50 per cent of production

costs must be incurred in the countryrepresented


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Made In and Product of

A product of' label means the product meets

the following criteria:

All of the significant ingredients orcomponents of the product come from the

country represented; and

Virtually all of the production/manufacturingprocesses associated with the product

occurs within the country represented


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More information:

For further information refer to the ACCC website:

http://www.productsafety.gov.au


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Thank You

Trudie Orchard

Manager RMIT Textile Testing

[email protected]

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