Law label
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A law label is the term used by the United States mattress, upholstery and stuffed article (eg: pillows, plush toys, Comforters, etc) industry for the legally required tag or label on new items describing the fabric and filling. Typically these tags begin with a phrase such as This tag may not be removed under penalty of law except by the consumer. Some states require tags on used bedding as well.
Laws requiring these tags were passed in the United States to inform consumers as to whether the stuffed article they were buying, contained new or recycled materials. This was and still is considered important as contaminated, recycled stuffing material could contain lice, bedbugs, or human excretions.
Such stuffed article labelling laws exist in other jurisdictions, for example, the tag required on duvets sold in the United Kingdom, that describe the materials used and the tog insulation rating.
External Links
- [Law Label Printing]. Company that prints TYVEK law labels, Hang tags, Care instruction labels for Pillows, Comforters, Mattresses.
- [American Law Label] a 20 year company based on the southwest side of Chicago that prints many of the law labels for mattresses sold in the USA.
- [Global Registration Services, Inc.] Global Registration Services, Inc. provides assistance with the registration for U.S. and foreign manufacturers of stuffed goods (mattresses, pillows, comforters, cushions, upholstered furniture, futons, etc.) as well as domestic importers, for the sale of those goods in the United States. Registration is required by various departments on a state to state level, each state having it's own set of labeling requirements, forms and schedules of fees. Global Registration Services, Inc. eliminates the red tape, guesswork and legal "mumbo-jumbo" of the finding, contacting, obtaining, comprehending and completing tasks involved in the registration process. Incorporated in 2004 by the owner of American Law Label, Inc.
- [Law Label Services, Company that helps businesses register with certain states to sell bedding and stuffed goods in those states.]
- [FTC: More Than Once Upon a Mattress: Used Bedding Labeling Rules]
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