16 CFR 300.20
§ 300.20 Use of the terms “virgin” or “new.”
United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective
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- 16 CFR 300.20, § 300.20 Use of the terms “virgin” or “new.”, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64097
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The terms “virgin” or “new” as descriptive of a wool product, or any fiber or part thereof, shall not be used when the product, fiber or part so described is not composed wholly of new or virgin fiber which has never been reclaimed from any spun, woven, knitted, felted, braided, bonded, or otherwise manufactured or used product.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.