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Ministry of @ Agriculture and Food ONTARIO Dennis Ttmbrell Minister CONS Rural Organizations and Services Branch Labelling shows best care for garments Care labelling is a series of symbols on a label which indicate to the consumer exactly how to clean an article, either a ready-made garment. or yarn, or fabric for home sewing. It also gives the consumer some assurance that if the directions are loliowed, the garment will reach certain standards with regard to color t'astneSs, shrinking and stretching. However, it does not guarantee that an article is durable or meets any other performance criteria â€" it only relates to safe care of the article, says Margaret Locwen. clothing and textiles specialist ol' the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s rural organizations and services branch. There are five symbols which might appear on a label. The wash tub stands for washing, the triangle Tor bleaching, the square for drying, the iron for pressing and the circle for dry cleaning. These symbols also may appear in three different colors. They are the three l'amiliar traffic colors â€" green, amber and red. If the symbol is printed in green, it means no special precautions are needed. An amber symbol means that caution is required. and of course a red symbol means â€" stop, don‘t do it! As well, the red symbols have a red X through the symbol to further rc-enlorce that the procedure is not to be used. The Canadian Labelling Standards Committee decided that consumers would be better served by care labels using symbols rather than words, so the information could be understood by everyone. Most ol~ the informa- tion. therefore, is in symbols and colors. But, along with these, there may be other things such as temperatures inside the wash tub or iron symbols, to show which washing or ironing temperature is safe. 22 Also, the outline of a hand might appear inside the wash tub symbol to indicate that the article should be hand washed. Any other words in English and French may be used along with the symbols, but manufacturers tend to use the symbols only. Use of the care labelling symbols by manufacturers is not mandatory. although it is currently being used on many textile products in Canada. If manufacturers choose to use this system, they must present the symbols and colors in the correct way on a label which remains legibl Ly firmly attached, even after rep washing. Also, it must be positioned .r conspicuous part of the gar: such as the neckline or waist‘ Because it is a voluntary pro; retail pressure and consumer de' .; are essential for wider use. Care labelling benefits not on , consumers but dry cleaners .i commercial laundries as We] reducing the number of cusz complaints about improper cle _; of garments. {A Follow the Signs L/AEIEO Monulallumt: hm- been encouraged lo W.- lhesc' symbols on labcls numbed to textile arllclns a, mustang Ibo symbols you mt- assured lhat your garment mu not shrink slrclrh a. (bongo colour Washing 35¢ Durham mayo... .,, 7m ..... Chlorine Bleaching Drying El lg \Câ€"gl \4o°c[ , m E l- m- g or, re hm». n», hm mm. m t.“ macs-W beyond occuplable rim.“ Cure label mlmmhm can help you choose Iaxlll: articles by gwmg you an idea oi the expense and lime warmed to mmlarn u m puuham .n good (ondillon \50°C’ ‘50“C, my“, and m mm rum» .4» ,4 min at mam-can.“ y. mm. moi Imagh'at any", m"; a a UV. my". VOW N. "mm". our (Na-v Noah m cum-.4 EIEI luvl-biv, mam .5 >4. mu; ‘6 sq immut- Croc'i