California Code of Regulations
Title 4 - Business Regulations
Division 3 - Bureau of Household Goods and Services
Article 7 - Man-Made Fiber Regulations
Section 1238 - Kinds of Man-Made Fibers
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
The following terms shall be stated on the law label when applicable in addition to other labeling nomenclature required by these regulations for defining the chemical composition of manufactured fibers.
(a) "Acetate": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is cellulose acetate. Where not less than 92% of the hydroxyl groups are acetylated, the term triacetate may be used as a generic description of the fiber.
(b) "Acrylic": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of acrylonitrile units.
(c) "Azlon": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is composed of any regenerated naturally occurring proteins.
(d) "Glass": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is glass.
(e) "Metallic": a manufactured fiber composed of metal, plastic-coated metal, metal coated plastic or a core completely covered by metal.
(f) "Modacrylic": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of less than 85% but at least 35% by weight of acrylonitrile units
(g) "Nylon": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polyamide having recurring amide groups (-C-NH-) as any integral part of the polymer chain.
(h) "Nitrile": a manufactured fiber containing at least 85% of a long chain polymer of vinylidene dinitrile (CH2-C(CN)2-) where the vinylidene dinitrile content is no less than every other unit in the polymer chain.
(i) "Olefin": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance in any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of ethylene, propylene or other olefin units.
(j) "Polyester": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of any ester of a dihydric alcohol and terephathalic acid (p-HOOC-C6H4-COOH-).
(k) "Rayon": a manufactured fiber composed of regenerated cellulose, as well as manufactured fibers composed of regenerated cellulose in which substituents have replaced not more than 15% of the hydrogen of the hydroxyl groups.
(l) "Saran": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer comprised of at least 80% by weight of vinylidene chloride units (-CH2CCL2-).
(m) "Spandex": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is a long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% of segmented polyurethane.
(n) "Vinyl": a manufactured finer in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 50% by weight of vinyl alcohol units (-CH2-CHOH-), and in which the total of the vinyl alcohol units and any one or more of the various acetal units is at least 85% by weight of the fiber.
(o) "Vinyon": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of vinyl chloride units (-CH2-CHCL-).
(p) "Rubber": a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is comprised of natural or synthetic rubber, including the following categories:
for fibers falling within this category.
1. New subsection
(p) filed 5-10-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No, 19).
2. Amendment of NOTE filed 12-10-81 as procedural and organizational;
effective upon filing (Register 81, No. 50).
3. Amendment filed 8-19-98;
operative 8-19-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No.
34).
Note: Authority cited: Section 19034 and 19089, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 19080, 19081, 19088, 19089 and 19150, Business and Professions Code.
