Jun 27 2010
LighTimes: FTC Outlines New Labels for Light Bulb Packaging
June 22, 2010…The Federal Trade Commission announced that starting in mid-2011 consumers shopping for light bulbs will notice new labeling on packaging. The new labeling will be designed to help customers choose among the different types of bulbs on the market including: traditional incandescent bulbs, and newer high-efficiency compact fluorescent (CFL), and light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs.
The FTC says that the new front-of-package labels will emphasize lumens to be the measure of brightness, not watts. This will obviously be new to some consumers. To help consumers understand the savings potential an estimated cost of electricity per year of use will also be included in the label. A diagram with number line with the color temperature is designed to help consumers comprehend correlated color temperature. The higher the color temperature in degrees Kelvin, the cooler the light appearance. The label will also include the life expectancy in years of life based on three hours of use per night.
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SSLDesign News Staff
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