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**Textile Labels Protec****t** **and Inform Consumers**
 * Labels are found on clothes and other household textiles. Taking the time to read them will provide the details you need to make informed purchases and how to properly take care of your various textiles.
 * The reason textile labels exist as they do today is because after World War II fiber production increased, therefore, many new varieties of fibers were introduced to the public. Each manufacturer that made a version of a fiber gave if their trademark. This was confusing to consumers because with the wide variety of names, the customers had no way to tell one fiber from another. Also, the purchaser would not know if a garment was made of one fiber or blended with another.

**Stipulations of the TFPIA**
 * This confusion resulted in the passing of the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, or TFPIA. This act requires labels including fiber content be put on all textile products.
 * The TFPIA requires that all fibers, natural or manufactured, all yarns and fabrics, including residential textile articles, and wearing attire contain a label that clearly state the fiber contents. Before this could take place, generic names for all fibers had to be determined.


 * The generic classifications set forth were based on similarities in physical properties, care requirements, chemical components, and performance qualities. When new fibers are created, they can only be given a new generic name if the fiber has a chemical composition that is drastically different from all other existing fibers.

Resources

Clothing Labels. (2008). Retrieved April 22, 2012. From http://www.clothinglabels4u.com/products.html

Collier, B. J., Bide, M. J., & Tortora, P. G. (2009). Textile fibers. //Understanding textiles// (Seventh ed., pp. 17-20). Upper Saddle River: Pearson.

Choose the Right Label. (2011). Retrieved April 22, 2012. From http://www.summersfortreasurer.org/2011/12/choosing-the-right-clothing-labels/

Missouri, U. o. (n.d.). Textile labels protect and inform consumers university of Missouri extension. //University of Missouri Extension Home//. Retrieved December 9, 2011, from http://extension.missouri.edu/p/GH824

Wall Street Journal. (2008). Retrieved April 22, 2012. From http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122351693753617949.html