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On 29th August 2018, California's legislature approved a bill AB 2998 restricting the use of most flame retardants in mattresses, upholstered furniture and children's products.
This bill, on and after January 1, 2020, would prohibit a person, including a manufacturer, from selling or distributing in commerce in this state new, not previously owned juvenile products, mattresses, or upholstered furniture that contains, or a constituent component of which contains, covered flame retardant chemicals, as defined, at levels above 1,000 parts per million, except as specified, and would prohibit a custom upholsterer from, among other things, repairing upholstered furniture or reupholstered furniture using replacement components that contain covered flame retardant chemicals at levels above 1,000 parts per million, except as specified.
“Covered flame retardant chemical” means any chemical with a functional use of resisting or inhibiting the spread of fire, and that are:
(i)A halogenated, organophosphorus, organonitrogen, or nanoscale chemical.
(ii)A chemical defined as a “designated chemical” in Section 105440 of the Health and Safety Code.
(iii)Chemicals inclued in Washington state’s list of chemicals of high concern to children(CHCC).
MTS reminds related companies to timely follow up on new laws and regulations, produce and export according to requirements, and pay attention to the requirements of the declaration of conformity. Scientific safety assessments must be carried out during the product design phase to the bulk production phase to ensure that relevant products meet the new regulatory requirements and avoid export risk.
