Utah Admin. Code R70-101-12 - Law Label Requirements for Bedding and Upholstered Furniture
(1)
(a) Any article of bedding or upholstered
furniture shall have a law label that uses the format adopted by the
International Association of Bedding and Furniture Law Officials (IABFLO), as
listed in the Manual of Labeling Laws of the International Sleep Products
Association, 2024 edition, which this rule incorporates by
reference.
(2) The law
label for a newly manufactured product, including an article that is MTS or
MTO , shall meet the following requirements:
(a) white on each side of the law
label ;
(b) made of material that
cannot be easily torn;
(c) printed
in black ink;
(d) printed in
English;
(e) printed clearly and
legibly; and
(f) firmly attached to
the article.
(3) Required
information shall be printed on one side of the law label with the opposite
side remaining blank.
(4) Each law
label shall include the following, in order:
(a) the phrase "UNDER PENALTY OF LAW THIS TAG
NOT TO BE REMOVED EXCEPT BY THE CONSUMER" in bold at the top of the law label
in capital letters no less than 1/8 inches in height;
(b) the phrase "ALL NEW MATERIAL" in bold,
capital letters no less than 1/8 inch in height, followed by the phrase
"CONSISTING OF", no case or height requirements, followed by the filling
contents in bold capital letters no less than 1/8 inch in height;
(c) the words "CONTENTS STERILIZED" in bold
capital letters no less than 1/8 inch in height;
(d)
(i) The
URN of the final assembler of the article;
(ii) The department only allows one URN on
the attached law label although a digital law label may display multiple
URNs;
(e) the
sterilization permit number of the sterilization facility that obtained the
material, in bold capital letters no less than 1/8 inch in height;
(f) the phrase, "Certification is made by the
manufacturer that the materials in this article are described in accordance
with law"; and
(g) the name and
complete address of the manufacturer , importer, or distributor of the article.
(5)
(a) The law label shall be easily accessible
to the consumer for examination.
(b) A product for sale in a box or in other
packaging that makes a law label inaccessible shall reproduce a legible
facsimile of the law label on the outer container or
covering.
(6) A person
may not place any other mark, label, printed matter, illustration, sticker, or
device placed on the law label .
(7)
The form of identification used on a law label shall be the same as those
supplied to the department in a permit application.
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