Azlon
{{Short description|Synthetic textile fiber composed of protein material derived from natural sources}}
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Azlon is a synthetic textile fiber composed of protein material derived from natural sources{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/azlon|title=Azlon {{!}} textile|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-11-27}} such as soy,[http://www.journalism.ryerson.ca/global%20city/bamboopam/pamlambam/pamlambamboointro.html Eco-friendly products closer to your doorstep] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216230431/http://www.journalism.ryerson.ca/global%20city/bamboopam/pamlambam/pamlambamboointro.html |date=February 16, 2008 }} peanut, milk or corn.[http://www.fabrics.net/joan103.asp Meet the Azlons from A to Z: Regenerated & Rejuvenated] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013190919/http://www.fabrics.net/joan103.asp |date=October 13, 2007 }} Currently it is used in clothing.[http://www.freshpair.com/2xist-Soy-No-Show-Brief-9720.html Soy No-Show Brief] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526092702/http://www.freshpair.com/2xist-Soy-No-Show-Brief-9720.html |date=May 26, 2011 }}
Regulation
=Canada=
Under the Textile Labeling and Advertising Regulations, Section 26(f), Azlon is defined as any fiber made from regenerated protein.[http://www.canlii.org/ca/regu/crc1551/sec26.html Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929172846/http://www.canlii.org/ca/regu/crc1551/sec26.html |date=September 29, 2008 }}
=United States=
The name "Azlon" is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission, § 303.7(g) Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act.[http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/textile/rr-textl.htm Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act] However, there is currently no domestic production.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fibersource.com/fiber-products/azlon-fiber/ |title=Azlon {{!}} American Fiber Manufacturers Association |access-date=2019-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228080208/http://www.fibersource.com/fiber-products/azlon-fiber/ |archive-date=2017-02-28 |url-status=bot: unknown }}[http://www.ca-bc.com/zip_internacional/usedmach/education/a.html Glossary] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217102321/http://www.ca-bc.com/zip_internacional/usedmach/education/a.html |date=February 17, 2008 }}
Azlon is the common generic name for all man-made protein fibers. Aralac was a registered trademark of Aralac, Inc., a division of National Dairy Products Corporation.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iU0EAAAAMBAJ&q=LIFE+1944+aralac&pg=PA105|title=LIFE|date=1946-10-28|publisher=Time Inc|language=en}} Its production from unrationed skimmed-milk supplies may have contributed to its popularization during the Second World War.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=aralac&aql=&gs_rfai=|title=aralac - Google Search|website=www.google.com|access-date=2019-11-27}}
=United Kingdom =
Azlon is also a brand of plastic labware.[http://www.dynalabcorp.com/home_reusable_labware.asp Reusable Plastic Lab Supplies] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312055630/http://www.dynalabcorp.com/home_reusable_labware.asp |date=March 12, 2008 }}[http://www.scilabware.com/internet/RPlasticCatalogue.nsf/lookups/TMAY5BQG3L?opendocument Scilabware, manufacturers of Azlon - Reusable Laboratory Plasticware] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406233610/http://www.scilabware.com/internet/RPlasticCatalogue.nsf/lookups/TMAY5BQG3L?opendocument |date=April 6, 2009 }} It is a registered trade mark of SciLabware Limited.
See also
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External links
- [http://www.fabrics.net/meet-the-azlons-from-a-to-z-regenerated-rejuvenated/ Meet the Azlons from A to Z: Regenerated & Rejuvenated]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080512063547/http://www.fibersource.com/f-tutor/azlon.htm Azlon Fiber]
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