The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-01-05
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. c.

Federal Aid For Silk Consumers
Don't think the cause a lost one if
you buy silk garment or fabric and
too late find it contains other material
besides silk or is damaged. Complain
to the store where you made your pur-
chase or write to the Federal Trade
Commission in Washington.
Federal laws now protect con-
sumers against mislabeling and false
advertising of silk fabrics. "Trade
practice rules for silk buyers and
sellers just issued by the Federal
Trade Commission now permit silk
consumers to buy with both eyes open
and their blindfolds removed.
"No fabric may be called silk, pure
silk, all silk, pure dye silk, or any
similar term unless it is made only of
silk and nothing else. Dyeing and
finishing materials may be added to
these silks so long as they do not con-
stitute more than Is percent by
weight of black silk fabric or 10
percent by weight of any other silk
fabric. Metallic weighing of any
kind in silk fabric disqualifes it
from being called by one of these
terms
Fabric mixtures containing silk
must name the fibers they contain in
the order of their Importance. For ex
ample, fabric made mostly of cotton,
but with some silk and less wool in
it must be labeled: Cotton, Silk,
WOOL
"Any fabric that looks like silk must
be labeled what it actually is so that
no one may be fooled into believing
that it is silk. Deteriorated or dam
aged silk must be sold as such. Silks
that are weighted or contain non
fibrous material must tell on the la
bel the percentage of weighing or
non-fbrous material contained in
them.
"In addition to these rules, the Fed
eral Trade Commission has made sug-
gestions that the trade may volun-
tarily adopt in it's silk labelling. 1t
suggested that the exact percentage
of each kind of fiber in fabric mix
ture be indicated. Weaves such as
crepe, chiffon tafetta, and satin associ-
ated in consumer minds with silk
would be more easily identified if pre-
ceded by the word silk, the Commiss-
ion stated. Finally, the Commission
says, consumers would be grateful if
the silk trade would indicate on it's
labels and in it's advertisements just
how they should wash, clean, and take
care of silk But this kind of label
information is not required"
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What To Know About Bread
Look at the label on the wrapper
when you buy bread. 'It should tell
you three things" "Weight, compo-
sition of the bread, and date on which
the bread was baked are the import
ant facts.
a'Two loaves of bread may appear to
be the same size, but on the scales
one may weigh 2 or 3 ounces less than
the other This may seem a trivial
concern, but the housewife who daily
purchases two 14-ounce loaves instead
of pound loaves selling at the same
price, will have cheated herself at the
end of the year of approximately 81
pounds of bread.
"Wrappers which tell what ingredi-
ents and how much of each was used
in making loaf would do much
to help consumers become better buy
ers. A bread may be advertised as
having exceptional nutritive value be-
cause it contains milk, butter, even
eggs. But unless the consumer is told
the amount Of these ingredients in the
loaf, she is in no position to know
whether the bread justifies the special
claims made for it. Likewise, those
wanting a whole-grain product would
be protected against getting a loaf
containing perhaps only 50 percent or
less whole-grain flour.
Dating bread with the day it was
baked guards consumers against pay
ing fresh-bread prices for stale bread.
"Few bread labels give this inform
alton now. 1t is up to consumers to
ask for informative labels if they want
to get them"
Hot TO Spot Good Cabbage
Buy your cabbages green--not yell
low-if you want to get the most in
food value from this leafy vegetable.
"The greener the cabbage, the more
Vitamins A and G."
"Good cabbage is bright in color,
firm, crisp and heavy. Wilted or dis
coored outer leaves may sometimes
be removed, leaving sound food.
"Heads with leaves separated from
the stem are likely to be tough or
strong. Soft heads are edible but un-
usually of inferior quality. Wilted,
yellow heads often indicate age and
toughness.
"Look for worm injuries. They are
common in all leafy vegetables and
can usually be spotted without much
trouble in cabbage
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