Section+3.5B

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When purchasing a textile product, people want to know how to care for their things properly. The Permanent Care Labeling Rule of 1972 requires that all textile clothing and fabrics sold by the yard must display a permanently attached label that gives complete instructions for the care of the item. Because the labeling care law only applies to apparel made from fabrics, this rule excludes headwear, hand wear, footwear, and any other accessory items that are not used to cover or protect the body. The label must be put where the consumer can read it before buying the item. The care instructions must apply to the entire garment. The care instructions can either be given in clear English or by the use of care symbols set forth by International Organization for Standardization. There are five main symbols: a washtub for washing machine, a triangle represents bleach care, a square represents drying methods, an iron and a circle for dry cleaning.

Temperature of water and cycle speed recommendations are printed below the symbols or the information is indicated using dots or lines. The more dots, the higher the temperature can be while washing. Lines represent how gently an item should be washed, as in, which cycle to use on your washing machine. Note that an X through a symbol means you should not use that method in cleaning the garment.

The Permanent Care Labeling Rule has laid out detailed meaning for label terms:  **Hot water** - Water temperature up to 150 degrees Fahrenheit (66 degrees Celsius).  **Warm water** - Water temperature 90 degrees Fahrenheit to 110 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius to 43 degrees Celsius).  **Cold water** -Tap temperature up to 85 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius).  **Durable or permanent press cycle** - Cool down rinse or cold rinse before reduced spinning to prevent wrinkling.  **With like colors** - Wash with colors of similar hue and brightness.  **Dry flat** - Lay out horizontally for drying.  **Block to dry** - Reshape to original dimensions while drying.  **Dry clean** - Remove soil using organic solvents with moisture up to 75 percent relative humidity, hot tumble drying (160 degrees Fahrenheit or 71 degrees Celsius) and seam pressing or steam - air finishing.  **Do not have commercially laundered** - Special detergents, sour rinses, large loads and high temperatures of institutional laundry may be harmful.

Items not covered by the Permanent Care Labeling Rule include
 * <span style="color: #36ba3a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Disposable items.
 * <span style="color: #36ba3a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Household textiles.
 * <span style="color: #36ba3a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fur and leather goods.
 * <span style="color: #36ba3a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Decorative/ornamental items.
 * <span style="color: #36ba3a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Remnants cut and shipped by the manufacturer (mill ends).
 * <span style="color: #36ba3a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Items where a special exclusion is permitted (ex: sheer garments where the look would be compromised by the addition of a care label).
 * <span style="color: #36ba3a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reversible garments.
 * <span style="color: #36ba3a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Items for commercial use to institutional buyers.
 * <span style="color: #36ba3a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Items costing less than $3.