Animal-origin statement

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The wording indicating the presence of non-textile parts of animal origin, as it appears on the product’s labelling or marking.

What it holds

  • Attribute id: material.animal-parts-statement
  • Holds: prose
  • Held once per language.

Where it applies

Apparel

Mandatory in some cases

Mandatory when Contains non-textile parts of animal origin is yes.

Legal basis

A textile product containing non-textile parts of animal origin must say so, so a passport that declares such parts must carry the statement.

“The presence of non-textile parts of animal origin in textile products shall be indicated by using the phrase ‘Contains non-textile parts of animal origin’ on the labelling or marking of products containing such parts whenever they are made available on the market.”

CELEX:32011R1007, Article 12(1)

Cited from Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products, retrieved 2026-09-08. To be read again by 2027-09-08.

Official terms

No official vocabulary has a term for this concept, so this one is ours.