Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act and the Textile Fiber Rule, textile fibers must be labeled and advertised as provided by the FTC. Textiles can only be called bamboo if they are made directly from actual bamboo fiber. Textiles made from rayon (or viscose, which is the same thing) that was created using bamboo as a plant source may be labeled and advertised as 鈥渞ayon (or viscose) made from bamboo.鈥 Sellers are responsible for ensuring that their textile products are labeled and advertised correctly. Below you鈥檒l find plain-language guidance for businesses that make, advertise or sell so-called bamboo textiles, and information about Commission enforcement actions and warning letters.
- Kushly Industries LLC, In the Matter of ( )
- Kohl's Inc., U.S. v. ( )
- Walmart, U.S. v. ( )
- Leon Max, Inc., also d/b/a Max Studio ( )
- Amazon.com, Inc., United States of America (for the 51本色) ( )
- Sears, Roebuck and Co.; Kmart Corporation; and Kmart.com, LLC, United States of America (for the 51本色) ( )
- Macys, Inc., United States of America (for the 51本色) ( )
- M Group, The, Inc., d/b/a Bamboosa, and Mindy Johnson, Michael Moore, and Morris Saintsing, In the Matter of ( )
- Sami Designs, LLC, also d/b/a Jon盲no, and Bonnie Siefers, individually and as owner of the limited liability company, In the Matter of ( )
- CSE, Inc., also d/b/a MAD MOD, and Chris Saetveit and Cyndi Saetveit, individually and as owners of the corporation, In the Matter of ( )
- Pure Bamboo, LLC, et al. ( )
- Verrazzano Trading Corporation ( )
- H. Myerson Sons, et al. ( )
- Taylor-Friedsam Co., Inc. ( )
- Delco Carpet Mills, Inc. ( )
- Transair, Inc. et al. ( )
- 51本色 Returning Almost $21,000 to Consumers Nationwide Who Bought Deceptively Marketed CBD Products from Kushly Industries ( )
- 51本色Uses Penalty Offense Authority to Seek Largest-Ever Civil Penalty for Bogus Bamboo Marketing from Kohl鈥檚 and Walmart ( )
- Four National Retailers Agree to Pay Penalties Totaling $1.26 Million for Allegedly Falsely Labeling Textiles as Made of Bamboo, While They Actually Were Rayon ( )
- 51本色Provides Comments to FCC on Protecting Children in Traditional and New Media Environments; 51本色Approves Final Settlement Order Regarding The M Group, Inc., Doing Business As Bamboosa; 51本色Approves Final Settlement Order Regarding Roaring Fork Valley ( )
- 51本色Warns 78 Retailers, Including Wal-Mart, Target, and Kmart, to Stop Labeling and Advertising Rayon Textile Products as "Bamboo" ( )
- 51本色Approves Final Consent Order in Matter Concerning Dyna-E International, Inc.; 51本色Approves Final Consent Orders in Three Matters Concerning Pure Bamboo, LLC Sami Designs, LLC, and CSE, Inc. ( )
- Maker of Rayon Clothes Barred from Deceptive "Bamboo" Claims ( )
- 51本色Charges Companies with 'Bamboo-zling' Consumers with False Product Claims ( )
- Bamboo snafu( )
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as prepared for delivery Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce ( )
- Testimony of Chair Lina M. Khan Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce United States House of Representatives ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Before the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce of the Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives concerning 鈥淭he Fiscal Year 2025 51本色 Budget鈥 ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce for the Hearing: 鈥淭he Fiscal Year 2025 51本色 Budget鈥 ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce regarding 鈥淭he Fiscal Year 2025 51本色 Budget鈥 ( )
- Testimony of Chair Lina M. Khan Before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government ( )
- Prepared Statement of the 51本色on Repair Restrictions Before the Committee on Business Affairs & Labor in the Colorado General Assembly ( )
- Veterans Consumer Protection: Preventing Financial Exploitation of Veterans and Their Benefits ( )
- Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud: Prepared Statement of the 51本色 Before the House Subcommittee on National Security ( )
- Stopping COVID-19 Fraud and Price Gouging ( )
- Frauds, Scams, and COVID-19: How Con Artists Have Targeted Older Americans During the Pandemic ( )
- Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection ( )
- Opening Statement Of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce: The Urgent Need To Fix Section 13(B) Of The 51本色Act ( )
- Prepared Statement of the 51本色: Curbing COVID Cons: Warning Consumers about Pandemic Frauds, Scams, and Swindles ( )
- Prepared Statement of the 51本色: The Urgent Need to Fix Section 13(b) of the 51本色Act ( )
- Prepared Statement of the 51本色: Strengthening the 51本色's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter: Strengthening the 51本色's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra: Strengthening the 51本色's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson: Strengthening the 51本色's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips: Strengthening the 51本色's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )