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The fur composition requires to specify added informations in order to respect the american law RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER THE FUR PRODUCTS LABELING ACT 16 CFR Part 301  that in this field is the most restrictive. 

However, the label made starting from these informations, it is also consistent with the law UNI 11007 -  Requirements and indications for fur products labelling

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For this reason the name of the animal has to be filled in imperatively, even if  often it isn't identified in an univocal way because in the common use synonims referred also to the geographical provenience are used.

According to the animal's name WebLabel obtains from the database where there are the scientific names without duplicity


Below the example of mink:


Nome

Ordine

Family

Genus Species

Mink

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela vison and Mustela lutreola

On the label, in addition to the animal's name, if the law requires it, there could be indicated also the scientific denominations.

The law requires also the mandatory indication of  the fur's country of origin (place of farming)

This information however, can create some confusion , for example in case of  Patagonia fox with China origin and made in Italy.

Moreover, other fur's qualities can be indicated and also the production line batch has to match with that of commercial documents and with CITIES certiifications concerning the Washington's convention,
An injunction from Switzerland about the declaration for furs, force to declare the way of  capture/ffarming of animals.

Also this data can be set