Happy to see that others agree….one needs to question the FTC and there motives as well. Bamboo is a superior fabric to cotton, which also uses chemicals for production, but that topic is never brought up strategically.
This whole FTC against the bamboo industry is nothing more than cotton lobbyists trying to protect there wallets.
Yes there are different ways to produce bamboo from the stalk to fiber, and some are not as friendly as others, but for the most part, it is not like what the FTC is trying to make the American public believe.
Cotton uses a lot of pesticides when growing, where bamboo does not require any. This depletes petroleum reserves as it is the key ingredient in pesticides. We are fighting over oil globally and most wear cotton, you figure it out….Cotton also consumes a lot of water due to the large amount of irrigation needed to sustain its growth. Bamboo relies on rain water, end of story. We will be fighting over water in a major way before you know it. On the back side, bamboo is odor resistant in comparison to cotton, so it requires less washing. So it saves water and electricity on the back side…..
Keep doing research everyone, and you will see this fictitious story unfold . The FTC will lose this fight in time. This is all about money unfortunately.
As more people buy bamboo, it will lead to finding even better methods to produce it from stalk to garment compared to present day technologies!