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ASTM D5489 Standard Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions on Textile Products
- Number
- ASTM D5489
- Committee
- ASTM D13.62
- Status
- active
What this standard is for
Where it is used
Incorporated by reference into 16 CFR 423.8(g) - the Care Labeling Rule, which governs the care symbols a garment sold in the United States must carry - which makes the named edition part of US federal law rather than a recommendation. The regulation cites the 1996 edition; the publisher has revised the standard since, so following the current edition can leave you technically up to date and legally wrong. A free copy of the incorporated edition is public because the law requires it to be readable.
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