Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4101:6 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture Inspection › Chapter 4101:6-1 - General Provisions › Section 4101:6-1-05 - Label requirements for articles of bedding, upholstered furniture, and stuffed toys, manufactured of all new material

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Bedding and upholstered furniture:
(1) Material: Shall be of white vellum cloth,
			 or a cloth or Tyvek of comparable quality that will not
			 flake out when abraded, or such other material as prescribed or authorized by
			 the superintendent.
(2) Size: Not
			 less than two by three inches, exclusive of the portion required to affix the
			 label to the article.
(3) Color of
			 material: White is required.
(4)
			 Color of printing: Black is required.
(5) Each article shall have one or more
			 labels.
(6) Each label shall state
			 in the English language in black type not less
			 than - one-eighth of one inch high:
(a) The
			 words
"All New Material"
(b) The filling contents in the article
			 employing the terms and provisions set forth in these regulations. When
			 fillings other than those defined are used, a true description of such fillings
			 shall be stated.
(i) An article consisting of
			 a main body and one or more accompanying cushions requires that the filling
			 contained in the body and in the cushions be stated separately and identified
			 on one or more attached labels. The number of cushions must also be
			 stated.
(ii) An upholstered article
			 made with the back separate from the seat requires that the fillings of each be
			 stated separately and identified on the label.
(c) The manufacturer's registration
			 number proceeded by the name of the state
			 issuing the registration number and followed by the abbreviated name of the
			 state in which the plant is located. Each manufacturing location or plant shall
			 have a separate registration number.
(d) The registered name and address of the manufacturer,
			 maker, distributor, or vendor of the article with the
			 appropriate name and address identifier. Post office box numbers are not
			 acceptable.
(7)
			 The label shall be securely fastened and clearly visible. Mattresses, box
			 springs, pillows, pads, comforters, bolsters, quilts, mattress protectors, and
			 other such articles shall have the tag sewn into one of the outside seams
			 thereof. Upholstered furniture with detachable cushions should have the tag
			 attached to the front of the platform supporting the cushions where it may be
			 seen when the cushions are raised. Upholstered furniture that does not have
			 detachable cushions should have the tag attached to the front of the bottom in
			 such manner that it is in plain view and may be seen when the article is in
			 normal position, except that on such items where this would place the label
			 next to the floor, it may be attached to the outside back at the top of the
			 item. Chairs, benches, and other articles that may be readily lifted for
			 inspection may have the tag attached to the bottom of the seat.
(8) "Illustration I" shows the arrangement
			 and form of the label suggested for use on articles containing "All New
			 Material," as defined in this chapter.