Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 215 - Bedding Regulations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:215-1-4 - Applicability; general tagging requirements; use of percentages in rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Application.
The regulations
				of this Chapter shall apply to all persons, partnerships, corporations, and
				associations engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, renovating,
				germicidally treating, and selling items of bedding. These regulations do not
				apply to persons who make, renovate, and germicidally treat bedding for their
				own use.
(b)
Labels.
(1) Each item of bedding shall be labeled in
				conformity with the requirements of the Act and Regulations. All labels shall
				be attached at the factory. Space shall be provided on the label for the
				affixation of a revenue stamp and the permit holder's registration number shall
				appear on the label. Articles of bedding that are packaged in clear packaging
				material shall have the label visible without opening the packaging. Articles
				of bedding that are packaged in packaging material that cannot be seen through
				shall attach a duplicate label outside the package.
(2) It shall be unlawful to make any false or
				misleading statement on the label required by the Act and Regulations; it shall
				be unlawful for any person to remove, deface, or alter any label or statement
				thereon, or cause the same to be done, for the purpose of defeating the
				provisions of the Act and Regulations.
(3) The terms used on the label to describe
				materials used in filling shall be restricted to those defined in the
				regulations (Chapter 215) or in the Act.
(4) The presence of an innerspring unit in an
				article of bedding shall be designated on the label. If the number of coils is
				stated, the statement must be true and correct.
(5) If an article of bedding contains more
				than one kind of filling material, the percentage of each material shall be
				clearly stated on the label.
(6)
				Filling materials in pre-built border constructions used in the manufacture of
				mattresses and similar bedding products need not be stated on the label
				provided the filling material does not exceed ten per cent (10%) of the
				material in the article to which the border construction is affixed.
(7) When the filling material contained in a
				quilted ticking affixed to the cover of an article of bedding is in excess of
				ten per cent (10%) of the weight of the entire filling material of the article
				of bedding, such material shall be designated on the label and its percentage
				given.
(8) Burlap, muslin, webbing,
				and tape, when less than ten per cent of the filling material, need not be
				stated on the label.
(9) The terms
				"all," "pure," "100%," or terms of similar import are permitted only if the
				material is as stated.
(10) Any new
				stiffening material, such as fiberboard, wood, or paper when present in an
				amount exceeding ten per cent (10%) by weight of the entire filling material of
				an article of bedding shall be designated on the label and its percentage
				given.
(11) Any filling material
				containing more than 5% oil shall be designated on the label as
				"oily".
(12) The presence of
				silicates in excess of 5% in any filling material shall be designated on the
				bedding-label as "clay" and the actual percentage thereof contained in the
				filling material shall be stated on the label.