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15 U.S.C. § 70j — Exemptions
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**(a)** None of the provisions of this subchapter shall be construed to apply to—
(1) upholstery stuffing, except as provided in [section 70b(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section70b/h&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) outer coverings of furniture, mattresses, and box springs;
(3) linings or interlinings incorporated primarily for structural purposes and not for warmth;
(4) filling or padding incorporated primarily for structural purposes and not for warmth;
(5) stiffenings, trimmings, facings, or interfacings;
(6) backings of, and paddings or cushions to be used under, floor coverings;
(7) sewing and handicraft threads;
(8) bandages, surgical dressings, and other textile fiber products, the labeling of which is subject to the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended [[21 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(9) waste materials not intended for use in a textile fiber product;
(10) textile fiber products incorporated in shoes or overshoes or similar outer footwear;
(11) textile fiber products incorporated in headwear, handbags, luggage, brushes, lampshades, or toys, catamenial devices, adhesive tapes and adhesive sheets, cleaning cloths impregnated with chemicals, or diapers.
The exemption provided for any article by paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection shall not be applicable if any representation as to fiber content of such article is made in any advertisement, label, or other means of identification covered by [section 70b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section70b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** The Commission may exclude from the pr
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**(a)** None of the provisions of this subchapter shall be construed to apply to—
(1) upholstery stuffing, except as provided in [section 70b(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section70b/h&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) outer coverings of furniture, mattresses, and box springs;
(3) linings or interlinings incorporated primarily for structural purposes and not for warmth;
(4) filling or padding incorporated primarily for structural purposes and not for warmth;
(5) stiffenings, trimmings, facings, or interfacings;
(6) backings of, and paddings or cushions to be used under, floor coverings;
(7) sewing and handicraft threads;
(8) bandages, surgical dressings, and other textile fiber products, the labeling of which is subject to the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended [[21 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(9) waste materials not intended for use in a textile fiber product;
(10) textile fiber products incorporated in shoes or overshoes or similar outer footwear;
(11) textile fiber products incorporated in headwear, handbags, luggage, brushes, lampshades, or toys, catamenial devices, adhesive tapes and adhesive sheets, cleaning cloths impregnated with chemicals, or diapers.
The exemption provided for any article by paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection shall not be applicable if any representation as to fiber content of such article is made in any advertisement, label, or other means of identification covered by [section 70b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section70b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** The Commission may exclude from the provisions of this subchapter other textile fiber products (1) which have an insignificant or inconsequential textile fiber content, or (2) with respect to which the disclosure of textile fiber content is not necessary for the protection of the ultimate consumer.
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This chapter may be cited as the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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**(a) False or deceptive identification** Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a textile fiber product shall be misbranded if it is falsely or deceptively stamped, tagged, labeled, invoiced, advertised, or otherwise identified as to the name or amount of constituent fibers contained therein.
**(b) Stamp, tag, label or other means of identification; contents** Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a textile fiber product shall be misbranded if a stamp, tag, label, or other means of identification, or substitute therefor authorized by [section 70c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section70c&num=0&edition=prelim), is not on or affixed to the product showing in words and figures plainly legible, the following:
(1) The constituent fiber or combination of fibers in the textile fiber product, designating with equal prominence each natural or manufactured fiber in the textile fiber product by its generic name in the order of predominance by the weight thereof if the weight of such fiber is 5 per centum or more of the total fiber weight of the product, but nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the use of a nondeceptive trademark in conjunction with a designated generic name: Provided, That exclusive of permissible ornamentation, any fiber or group of fibers present in an amount of 5 per centum or less by weight of the total fiber content shall not be designated by the generic name or the trademark of such fiber or fibers, but shall be designated only as “other fiber” or “other fibers” as the case may be, but nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the disclosure of any fiber present in a textile fiber product which has a clearly established and definite functional si
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 75
§ 70j. Exemptions
(a) None of the provisions of this subchapter
shall be construed to apply to—
(1) upholstery stuffing, except as provided in
section 70b(h) of this title;
(2) outer coverings of furniture, mattresses,
and box springs;
(3) linings or interlinings incorporated pri-
marily for structural purposes and not for
warmth;
(4) filling or padding incorporated primarily
for structural purposes and not for warmth;
(5) stiffenings, trimmings, facings, or inter-
facings;
(6) backings of, and paddings or cushions to
be used under, floor coverings;
(7) sewing and handicraft threads;
(8) bandages, surgical dressings, and other
textile fiber products, the labeling of which is
subject to the requirements of the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as
amended [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.];
(9) waste materials not intended for use in a
textile fiber product;
(10) textile fiber products incorporated in
shoes or overshoes or similar outer footwear;
(11) textile fiber products incorporated in
headwear, handbags, luggage, brushes, lamp-
shades, or toys, catamenial devices, adhesive
tapes and adhesive sheets, cleaning cloths im-
pregnated with chemicals, or diapers.
The exemption provided for any article by para-
graph (3) or (4) of this subsection shall not be ap-
plicable if any representation as to fiber content
of such article is made in any advertisement,
label, or other means of identification covered
by section 70b of this title.
(b) The Commission may exclude from the pro-
visions of this subchapter other textile fiber
products (1) which have an insignificant or in-
consequential textile fiber content, or (2) with
respect to which the disclosure of textile fiber
content is not necessary for the p
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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 301
Sec.
398.
Notices to States regarding imported food.
399.
Grants to enhance food safety.
399a.
Office of the Chief Scientist.
399b.
Office of Women’s Health.
399c.
Improving the training of State, local, terri-
torial, and tribal food safety officials.
399d.
Employee protections.
399e.
Nanotechnology.
399f.
Ensuring
adequate
information
regarding
pharmaceuticals for all populations, par-
ticularly underrepresented subpopulations,
including racial subgroups.
399g.
Food and Drug Administration Intercenter
Institutes.
399h.
National Centers of Excellence in Advanced
and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufac-
turing.
399i.
Food and Drug Administration Working Cap-
ital Fund.
SUBCHAPTER I—SHORT TITLE
§ 301. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 1, 52 Stat. 1040.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE; POSTPONEMENT IN CERTAIN CASES
Act June 23, 1939, ch. 242, §§ 1, 2, 53 Stat. 853, 854, pro-
vided that:
‘‘[SEC. 1] (a) The effective date of the following provi-
sions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is
hereby postponed until January 1, 1940: Sections 402(c)
[342(c) of this title]; 403(e)(1) [343(e)(1) of this title];
403(g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) [343(g) to (k) of this title];
501(a), (4) [351(a)(4) of this title]; 502(b), (d), (e), (f), (g),
and (h) [352(b), (d) to (h) of this title]; 601(e) [361(e) of
this title]; and 602(b) [362(b) of this title].
‘‘(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate
regulations further postponing to July 1, 1940[,] the ef-
fective date of the provisions of sections 403(e)(1)
[343(e)(1) of this title]; 403(g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) [343(g)
to (k)]; 502(b), (d), (
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