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Tuesday
November 3, 2009

Government of Canada issues warnings!

Filed under: ASI Canada

I have been sent an email from a distributor in Western Canada that warns of a crack down on labeling requirements for Bamboo!

He writes:

“Industry Canada has contacted me via registered letter to inform me of new labeling regarding bamboo clothing. I received a registered letter from an Industry Canada Lawyer stating I had to change the way I label bamboo products on my  web site. I then had to comply by emailing all URLs that were updated.  

I also have to ensure that my suppliers have changed their labeling practices. So I have to call 5 different companies, get a hold of a management type and make sure they were aware. Most of them were but I had to do this legwork to come into compliance. 

Apparently “bamboo” isn’t a fabric. Its either Bamboo from Viscose or Bamboo from Rayon. I feel this might make a good blog topic for you or even a feature article on the ASI canada site. They are contacting thousands of companies that sell bamboo apparel.”  http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/03021.html

I encourage you to visit the site above for further information! Thank you David for letting us know about this situation!