Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 1135 - General Definitions and Label Requirements
The following terms shall be stated on the law label when applicable in addition to other labeling nomenclature required by these regulations.
(a) "Batting" shall mean
fibers which have been carded or garnetted into layer form.
(b) "Bleached" shall mean any product whose
intrinsic color had been removed and whiteness improved by treating with a
chemical compound.
(c) "Colored" or
"Dyed" shall mean any filling material which has been treated and impregnated
with coloring material.
(d)
"Damaged" shall mean any filling material or article, which has been adversely
affected by machine processing or by exposure to fire, water or other elements
or source.
(e) "Fibers of Unknown
Kind" shall mean miscellaneous new textile materials of unknown origin, and for
practical purposes, unknown fiber content.
(f) "Gel" is any filing material of a
semi-solid form, typically encased in a leak proof fabric cover and consisting
of a mixture of water or other liquid base, dissolved chemicals and/or a
suspension of other chemicals, which provides special ergonomic and resiliency
properties.
(g) "Pad" shall mean
any filling material which is interwoven, punched, pressed, shaped, or
otherwise fabricated into pad form.
(h) "Resinated" or "Resin Treated" shall mean
any filling material treated with a combination of synthetic resin or a
combination of synthetic resin and latex.
(i) "Rubberized" shall mean any filling
material which had been treated with a latex compound.
(j) "Shredded" shall mean any filling
material which has been cut or torn into pieces.
(k) "Trash" shall mean shell, shale, stick,
stem, leaf, boll, seed and foreign matter.
(l) "Waste" shall mean filling material with
any of the following characteristics:
(1)
Trash content in excess of 7.0%.
(2) Grease and oil content in excess of
2.0%.
(3) Bits or scraps of
cellulose wadding, paper, or other foreign matter.
(4) Variable diameter fiber.
(5) Pulp and undecorticated fiber in excess
of 10.0%.
(6) Bits or scraps of
fabric.
(m) "Recycled
Fibers" shall mean new fibers which are the by-product resulting from a textile
processing method. Such recycled fibers shall not have a thread content in
excess of 5.0%.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 19034, 19088 and 19150, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19080, 19081, 19088 and 19089, Business and Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 19034, 19088 and 19150, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19080, 19081, 19088 and 19089, Business and Professions Code.
2. Amendment of subsection (l) and new subsection (m) filed 9-23-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 39).
3. New NOTE filed 12-10-81 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 81, No. 50).
4. Amendment filed 8-19-98; operative 8-19-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d)(Register 98, No. 34).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending article heading and section heading filed 5-19-2025 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2025, No. 21).
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The following terms shall be stated on the law label when applicable in addition to other labeling nomenclature required by these regulations.
(a) "Batting " shall mean fibers which have been carded or garnetted into layer form.
(b) "Bleached " shall mean any product whose intrinsic color had been removed and whiteness improved by treating with a chemical compound.
(c) "Colored " or "Dyed " shall mean any filling material which has been treated and impregnated with coloring material.
(d) "Damaged " shall mean any filling material or article, which has been adversely affected by machine processing or by exposure to fire, water or other elements or source.
(e) "Fibers of Unknown Kind " shall mean miscellaneous new textile materials of unknown origin, and for practical purposes, unknown fiber content.
(f) "Gel " is any filing material of a semi-solid form, typically encased in a leak proof fabric cover and consisting of a mixture of water or other liquid base, dissolved chemicals and/or a suspension of other chemicals, which provides special ergonomic and resiliency properties.
(g) "Pad " shall mean any filling material which is interwoven, punched, pressed, shaped, or otherwise fabricated into pad form.
(h) "Resinated " or "Resin Treated " shall mean any filling material treated with a combination of synthetic resin or a combination of synthetic resin and latex.
(i) "Rubberized " shall mean any filling material which had been treated with a latex compound.
(j) "Shredded " shall mean any filling material which has been cut or torn into pieces.
(k) "Trash " shall mean shell, shale, stick, stem, leaf, boll, seed and foreign matter.
(l) "Waste " shall mean filling material with any of the following characteristics:
(1) Trash content in excess of 7.0%.
(2) Grease and oil content in excess of 2.0%.
(3) Bits or scraps of cellulose wadding, paper, or other foreign matter.
(4) Variable diameter fiber.
(5) Pulp and undecorticated fiber in excess of 10.0%.
(6) Bits or scraps of fabric.
(m) "Recycled Fibers " shall mean new fibers which are the by-product resulting from a textile processing method. Such recycled fibers shall not have a thread content in excess of 5.0%.
Notes
2. Amendment of subsection (l) and new subsection (m) filed 9-23-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 39).
3. New NOTE filed 12-10-81 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 81, No. 50).
4. Amendment filed 8-19-98; operative 8-19-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 19034, 19088 and 19150, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19080, 19081, 19088 and 19089, Business and Professions Code.
2. Amendment of subsection (l) and new subsection (m) filed 9-23-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 39).
3. New NOTE filed 12-10-81 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 81, No. 50).
4. Amendment filed 8-19-98; operative 8-19-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 34).