Ohio Admin. Code 4101:6-1-10 - Labeling of hidden fillers
(A) Percentages: Percentages, as herein
specified, are based on the per cent by weight of the filling material required
to be shown on the label. Percentages need not be stated for stuffed
toys.
(B) Mixtures: The name and
percentages of the component materials in a mixture must be shown on the
law label and listed thereon in the order
of predominance. Percentages need not be stated for shredded
clippings.
(C) Articles containing
more than one type of filler: When more than one type of material is used in
the construction of an article
articles of bedding, stuffed toys, or upholstered furniture, each type of material used
must be shown on the law label, together
with its per cent by weight, and listed thereon in the order of predominance,
except as otherwise provided for in paragraph (I) of rule
4101:6-1-01
4101:6-1-02 of the Administrative Code. No percentages
are required for stuffed toys.
(D)
Tolerance: A tolerance of plus or minus ten per cent by weight of the materials
listed on the label shall be allowed. The ten per cent tolerance is allowed for
the purpose of adjusting unintentional errors due to processing difficulties in
arriving at exact percentages. Tolerance is not intended to permit deliberate
admixture of inferior materials.
(E) "All," "pure," "one hundred percent":
"all
All,"
"pure," and
"one hundred percent," or terms of similar import are
permitted only if the material is as stated. No tolerance is allowed where such
terms are used.
(F) Color of
material: The natural color of any material used as a filler need not be stated
on the label. When this is stated, it must be a true statement.
(G) Cleanliness: All fillings shall be
clean,
and
free, from trash, excreta,
and foreign or objectionable substances,
or
and odors.
(H) Bleached: When any filling material has
been bleached, it shall be so stated on the label.
(I) Resin treated, resinated, or rubberized filler: When any filling material has
been resin treated, resinated, or rubberized, it
shall be so stated on the label. The per cent of rubber or resin used as a
binder on
or a
filler need not be shown.
(J) Use
of secondhand material: Secondhand filling, when used in whole or in part in
the manufacture or renovation of bedding, stuffed toys, and upholstered furniture products, requires the
use of the appropriate secondhand label as specified in rule
4101:6-1-06
of the Administrative Code and "Illustration II" of that rule. Secondhand
material which
that has been used or formed a part of any article
which
that has
been used by, on, or about any person having an infectious or contagious
disease shall not be used again in any manner whatsoever.
(K) Exclusions from labeling.
: The presence of
any of the following need not be shown on the tag, provided such materials are
new: Burlap
burlap, muslin, tape, webbing,
and metal insulators; and, if under ten per cent of the filling, the
following are excluded: Paper
paper sheets used for separating or covering felts,
the filling contained in a quilted ticking, glazed wadding, or trapunto
embroidery when affixed to an article of bedding containing hidden filling, and
the filling used in prebuilt border constructions; and mechanical,
electronic, and noise makers in stuffed
toys.
(L) Stiffening material: The
presence of any stiffening material, such as fiberboard, wood, plastic, wire,
or paper, shall be shown on the label.
(M) Innerspring unit: The presence of an
innerspring unit shall be shown on the label.
(N) Name of fiber: Terms defined in these
regulations shall be the proper terms to use in the labeling of bedding and
upholstered furniture products. When it is desired to list the trade name in
addition, this may be done at the bottom of the label, in the space for
additional information.
(O)
Presence of oil: Any material containing in excess of five per cent oil must be
described as "oily."
(P) Dirt or
foreign material: The presence of nonfibrous mineral matter in excess of five
per cent in any filling material shall be described as "dirt" and its
percentage stated.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3713.04
Rule Amplifies: 3713.02, 3713.08
Prior Effective Dates: 05/10/1968, 09/07/1998
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