16 CFR 303.35
§ 303.35 Use of terms “virgin” or “new.”
United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective
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The terms virgin or new as descriptive of a textile fiber 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, bonded, or similarly manufactured 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.