print email comment close Buying Cashmere? Avoid Pulled Wool URL: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/12/cashmere.pdf Description: This brief article alerts consumers to issues surrounding the labeling of cashmere ("ultra-fine wool, from the undercoat of the Cashmere ... goat") items. Also discusses the term "pashmina." "Some manufacturers use the term to describe an ultrafine cashmere fiber; others use it to describe a blend of cashmere and silk. An Indian word for cashmere, pashmina is not a legally recognized labeling term." Opens directly into a PDF file. From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Publisher: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Extra Keywords Kashmir goat Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cashmere Consumer education LII Database Information: Record 19522 created by Jennifer English on 10/31/2005 Last modification on 08/24/2006 Published: 11/03/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19522