As more people around Alberta are wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Competition Bureau Canada is making an effort to educate those who make face masks on rules they should be following in the Textile Labelling Act.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw has said her recommendation is for Albertans to wear a mask if they are going somewhere where they will be two metres from another person.
The Bureau said businesses or artisans who are making and selling non-medical face masks need to also attach a removable label.
The label should say what the fibre composition is and who made it. This isn’t a new rule — it applies to all textile articles for sale.