To claim "genuine" or not?

[Klara]

I also know genuine leather as a rather derogatory term (https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-genuine-leather-2016-1?r=US&IR=T) which we probably should NOT use.

[sbrownn]

6 hours ago, Klara said:

I also know genuine leather as a rather derogatory term (https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-genuine-leather-2016-1?r=US&IR=T) which we probably should NOT use.

That article was very informative.

[billybopp]

One of our members here @nstarleather put together a blog to help us understand what's what in leather terminology ... well worth a check from a guy that is well-informed and not trying to pull the wool over consumer's eyes .... https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/the-grades-of-leather-hierarchy-youve-probably-read-about-is-a-myth/

It was meant to counter some of the BS on the internet, particularly by one particular huckster that did a bunch of YouTube videos full of disinformation to make his own expensive products seem better than they really 

- Bill

[Tugadude]

Actually there are legal (in the U.S.) restrictions in how you can represent products containing leather.  

For example, someone brought up reconstituted leather.  Here's what the rules say you can and cannot do:

Ground, pulverized, shredded, reconstituted, or bonded leather. A material in an industry product that contains ground, pulverized, shredded, reconstituted, or bonded leather and thus is not wholly the hide of an animal should not be represented, directly or by implication, as being leather. This provision does not preclude an accurate representation as to the ground, pulverized, shredded, reconstituted, or bonded leather content of the material. However, if the material appears to be leather, it should be accompanied by either:

(1) An adequate disclosure as described by paragraph (a) of this section; or

(2) If the terms “ground leather,” “pulverized leather,” “shredded leather,” “reconstituted leather,” or “bonded leather” are used, a disclosure of the percentage of leather fibers and the percentage of non-leather substances contained in the material. For example: An industry product made of a composition material consisting of 60% shredded leather fibers may be described as: Bonded Leather Containing 60% Leather Fibers and 40% Non-leather Substances.

You can read more at the following link:

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-24

 

Here is a pretty good explanation of the available types of leather.  This is handy for reference.  You can use it to point out when folks misrepresent what they are offering.

https://www.libertyleathergoods.com/types-of-leather/

[sbrownn]

8 minutes ago, Tugadude said:

Actually there are legal (in the U.S.) restrictions in how you can represent products containing leather.  

For example, someone brought up reconstituted leather.  Here's what the rules say you can and cannot do:

Ground, pulverized, shredded, reconstituted, or bonded leather. A material in an industry product that contains ground, pulverized, shredded, reconstituted, or bonded leather and thus is not wholly the hide of an animal should not be represented, directly or by implication, as being leather. This provision does not preclude an accurate representation as to the ground, pulverized, shredded, reconstituted, or bonded leather content of the material. However, if the material appears to be leather, it should be accompanied by either:

(1) An adequate disclosure as described by paragraph (a) of this section; or

(2) If the terms “ground leather,” “pulverized leather,” “shredded leather,” “reconstituted leather,” or “bonded leather” are used, a disclosure of the percentage of leather fibers and the percentage of non-leather substances contained in the material. For example: An industry product made of a composition material consisting of 60% shredded leather fibers may be described as: Bonded Leather Containing 60% Leather Fibers and 40% Non-leather Substances.

You can read more at the following link:

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-24

 

Here is a pretty good explanation of the available types of leather.  This is handy for reference.  You can use it to point out when folks misrepresent what they are offering.

https://www.libertyleathergoods.com/types-of-leather/

 

https://www.libertyleathergoods.com/types-of-leather/

That was a good article as well.