Azlon
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Azlon is a synthetic textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...

 fiber composed of protein material derived from natural sources. For example, soy, peanut, milk and corn. Currently it is used in clothing.

Canada

Under the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations, Section 26(f), Azlon is defined as any fiber made from regenerated protein.

United States

The name "Azlon" is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
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, § 303.7(g) Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act. However, there are currently no domestic production.

"Azlon is the common generic name for all man-made protein fibres"; Aralac was a registered trademark of Aralac, Inc., a division of National Dairy Products Corporation. Its production from unrationed skimmed-milk supplies may have contributed to its popularization during the Second World War.

United Kingdom & the World

Azlon is also a brand of plastic labware. Azlon is a registered trade mark of SciLabware Limited.

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