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safety include:
FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS
Textiles used to manufacture clothing sold in the United States must meet required flammability standards. Commonly used
fabrics subject to these standards include rayon, sheer fabrics and highly napped fabrics such as chenille, velour and cotton terry cloth.
In addition, stricter standards apply for fabrics used in children's sleepwear. Employees involved in buying apparel made from such
fabrics are responsible for obtaining from vendors copies of test results indicating that the fabrics used in clothing sold to the
Company meet the flammability standards. Alternatively, vendors may provide copies of applicable Continuing Guarantees of
compliance filed by them with the Consumer Products Safety Commission.
CHILDREN'S TOYS
Toys and other children's items that present potential choking or ingestion hazards must be properly labeled to identify that
they are not intended for use by children under three (3) years of age. In addition, electrically operated toys or other electrical products
intended for use by children must meet applicable regulations. Finally, the surfaces of toys and other items intended for use by
children must not be coated with paint or other products containing lead.
FOOD AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS
It is illegal to adulterate or to misbrand meat, poultry, other food products, or cosmetics. Employees involved in buying these
products must confirm with vendors that food and cosmetic items satisfy the applicable regulations. Employees must also ensure that
food vendors adhere to nutritional labeling requirements. In addition, employees must obtain copies of Continuing Pure Food and
Drug Guarantees filed by vendors with the Food and Drug Administration.
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS
In addition to specific safety regulations, the law generally prohibits the sale of products that contain defects or could pose
safety hazards to consumers. If an employee ever becomes aware that a product sold by the Company does not comply with applicable
safety regulations or otherwise contains a defect that may pose a safety hazard to consumers, the employee must notify the Legal
Department immediately.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Employees must use the Company's copyrights, tradenames, patents, trademarks and trade secrets in a manner that
will safeguard them as valuable assets of the Company, and employees must not misappropriate or infringe upon the trade
secrets, trademarks, patents or copyrights works of others.
Federal and state laws govern the use of material and/or information which may be the subject of a trademark or copyright, or
which may be treated as a trade secret. The Company owns and uses copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. At times it also may
have in its possession material that the Company has purchased or used pursuant to an agreement with a third party (such as
merchandise, photographs or advertisements), which may be protected by copyright or trademark and/or may be a trade secret of
another party. The Company's use of these materials must be in accordance with the terms of any applicable agreement and must
comply with the laws regulating the use of such materials.
COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE
Federal copyright laws grant a copyright to the creator of any work of authorship, such as