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Guides

Three long reads on the rules behind the things we sell. We opened every rule at its source, dated the reading, and counted the rest off our own shelf.

Hair restraints at work: what the rule actually asks for

One sentence of federal regulation decides what a kitchen, a ward and a production line have to put on a head. It is shorter and vaguer than most people expect, and the vagueness is the interesting part.

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What a clothing label has to tell you, and what it does not

Two federal rules decide what is printed on the tag inside a sock, a scarf or a camisole. Between them they cover fibre and washing, and they leave out almost everything else people expect to find.

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Costumes, party packs and small children

Two federal standards sit behind the dressing-up box: one about how fast a fabric burns, one about whether a piece fits inside a small cylinder. Both are simple, and both explain warnings people ignore.

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