Bamboo Fiber Claims
Posted by Idhay30 | Posted in Healthy Home | Posted on 25-10-2009
Tagged Under : Bamboo Fiber
Shutterstock Not all bamboo fiber is biodegradable, the F.T.C. has ruled.
Processed bamboo is not the same as bamboo fiber, and cannot be sold as such, the Federal Trade Commission announced today, as part of a settlement with a clothing company.
The company, M Group, which does business under the name Bamboosa, had claimed in advertising to use fibers made “100%” of bamboo, when in fact, they used rayon derived from bamboo fibers.
Rayon is a processed, man-made fiber derived from cellulose found in plants, and then dissolved with harsh chemicals.
The cellulose used can be derived from a variety of trees or plants, including bamboo plants, but the fiber created is still rayon. It does not retain any of the biodegradable, anti-bacterial properties of bamboo, the F.T.C. contends.
