Fine and Superfine Wool

U.S. Regulation

On December 20, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act, amending the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 by incorporating the IWTO Fabric Labelling Code of Practice.

The law states that a wool product shall be misbranded--

`(5) In the case of a wool product stamped, tagged, labeled, or otherwise identified as--

`(A) `Super 80's' or `80's', if the average diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 19.75 microns or finer;
`(B) `Super 90's' or `90's', if the average diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 19.25 microns or finer;
`(C) `Super 100's' or `100's', if the average diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 18.75 microns or finer;
`(D) `Super 110's' or `110's', if the average diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 18.25 microns or finer;
`(E) `Super 120's' or `120's', if the average diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 17.75 microns or finer;
`(F) `Super 130's' or `130's', if the average diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 17.25 microns or finer;
`(G) `Super 140's' or `140's', if the average diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 16.75 microns or finer;
`(H) `Super 150's' or `150's', if the average diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 16.25 microns or finer;
`(I) `Super 160's' or `160's', if the average diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 15.75 microns or finer;

In each such case, the average fiber diameter of such wool product may be subject to such standards or deviations as adopted by regulation by the Commission.

The amendments made by this section shall apply to wool products manufactured on or after January 1, 2007.