NEWS
SUSTAINABILITY IS THE HEIGHT OF FASHION SAYS HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, CROWN PRINCESS MARY OF DENMARK
Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark made an impassioned opening speech on the importance of building...
FUR EXCELLENCE IN ATHENS 2012
Fur Excellence in Athens 2012, International Fur Fair, finished with great success, in a critical moment for the Fur...
THE FUR INSTITUTE OF CANADA APPLAUDS COMMITTMENT BY GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR TO SUPPORT THE SELLING OF SEAL PRODUCTS
"Despite all the misinformation perpetuated by single interest groups, the sealing industry remains an important way...
IFTF IS PROUD TO SUPPORT RED PANDA PROJECT IN NEPAL
The Red Panda is an extremely rare and charismatic animal living in the Himalayan Mountain ranges – it is estimated...
FUR TRADE WELCOMES CLARIFICATION BY THE UK ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY
The European Fur Breeder’s Association (EFBA) and the International Fur Trade Federation (IFTF) welcome...
FUR LABELLING
Labelling of Fur Products
Today's consumers want more information than ever about the food they eat, the clothes they wear and about virtually every service they use.
They want to feel reassured about the products they are buying.
Most recently the fur sector introduced a new labelling programme, the Origin Assured Label or OA™.
This is a voluntary programme, independently monitored, which aims to assure the consumer that when they buy an OA™ labelled fur product, the fur comes from a country where national or local regulations or standards governing fur production are in force.
To read more about this labelling programme, visit originassured.com
International Labelling
In the USA, fur labelling was first introduced in 1952. The Fur Products Labeling Act requires all fur products to be labelled correctly with their species name and their country of origin. In Canada, the accuracy of all labelling and advertising is assured under provisions of the Competition Act. In Russia and the Ukraine, identification and labelling of fur goods is required by law, and in China product labelling of all goods is widespread, particularly in the cities.
In the EU, fur labelling is required in some but not all countries. IFTF European member associations introduced more uniform labelling programme, where the label clearly identifies the species of fur in the scientific Latin name and either the local language and/or the English translation. The label must be securely and visibly attached to the item containing fur.
The European labels are based on the model introduced by the Italian Fur Trade Federation in conjunction with the Icec (Quality Certification Institute for the Tanning Industry) in March 2003, and which has been approved by the UNI (Italian National Standards Institute) as Standard 11007. The labels in each country may vary slightly in size and language, but all will carry the scientific Latin name of the species, together with the local translation and / or English name.
IFTF believes strongly in providing information about fur to the consumer. In August 2002, the Federation’s constitution was changed, so that all member organisations must introduce retail labelling if it doesn’t already exist in their country.
Further reading: Labelling case studies.
