The Humane Society of the United States today applauded the introduction of the Truth in Fur Labeling Act, S. 3610, in the U.S. Senate, which protects consumers by bringing much-needed accuracy and full disclosure to fur labeling laws. The bill, introduced by U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), closes a loophole in federal law that currently allows some animal fur garments to go unlabeled if the value of the fur is less than $150, leaving consumers in the dark as to whether they are buying faux or animal fur. The original cosponsors of the bill include Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Robert Casey (D-Penn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.).
The legislation also requires accurate and consistent language on labels of raccoon dog fur, which was recently the subject of a nationwide scandal in the retail and fashion industries. Dozens of jackets advertised as "fake fur" or as different species of animals such as "raccoons" and "coyotes" were found through laboratory testing to be fur from raccoon dogs
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