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Production and Labelling of Apparel and Textiles

Production and Labelling of Apparel and Textiles. - Regulations in Canada -. Apparel industries have been developing for many centuries. Textiles and clothing changed course from handmade garments to mass-produced, ready-to-wear garments due to the Industrial Revolution. The Apparel Industry.

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Production and Labelling of Apparel and Textiles

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  1. Production and Labelling of Apparel and Textiles - Regulations in Canada -

  2. Apparel industries have been developing for many centuries. • Textiles and clothing changed course from handmade garments to mass-produced, ready-to-wear garments due to the Industrial Revolution The Apparel Industry - Fashion, Mary Wolfe

  3. Mechanized textile mills are able to make fabrics of better quality and less time • Today, more than 10 percent of all world business is related to clothing. • Textile and apparel production is the largest industry in many nations - Fashion, Mary Wolfe

  4. Are groups that promote or further the interests of a certain industry or trade. • They set industry standards and allow communication among their members • Lobby to the government for laws that help their industry to the public • For example, Canadian Apparel Federation Trade Associations

  5. The Competition Bureau, as an independent law enforcement agency, ensures that Canadian businesses and consumers prosper in a competitive and innovative marketplace. Canadian Labelling Regulations

  6. product attributes and the manner in which apparel products are sold in the marketplace are governed by law • protects consumers against fraud • provides a level playing field for manufacturers and retailers. http://www.tssa.org/regulated/upholstered/default.asp http://www.apparel.ca/general_regulations.html

  7. II. Objectives of the Textile Labelling Act & the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations • to protect consumers against misrepresentation in the labelling and advertising of textile fibre products; • to enable consumers to choose textiles on the basis of fibre content. http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/01667.html#Prohibitions

  8. The major labelling issues are: • Fibre Content labelling • Care Labelling • Dealer Identity and • Country of Origin Labelling Issues

  9. Care labels: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/oca-bc.nsf/eng/ca02009.html

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