Looking on the garment for care instructions is more convenient than wondering if you have the right instructions with the right garment. Although you may occasionally wish to remove a care label, you risk losing important information about the proper care of your garment if you do. The FTC intends that care labels give both the consumer and the dry cleaner guidance in how to care for an item properly. If you remove the care label and the cleaning method chosen damages your garment, you are liable for the damage. When you have removed the care label, you cannot expect the retailer to take the garment back, nor can you expect restitution from a dry cleaner in case the cleaning process damages the garment.
Some garments have two or more pieces.
Otherwise, only one label is necessary. It is, however, the manufacturer's responsibility to give instructions for a safe care method for every garment covered by the Care Labeling Rule . If care label instructions are impossible to follow, or if following them results in a ruined garment, it is the consumer's responsibility to report this. He or she should return the garment to the retailer, who should contact the manufacturer. The FTC is collecting information about manufacturers who violate the care labeling law and may prosecute repeat offenders.