US State of Washington restrict five flame Retardants in children's
products and residential upholstered furniture
On April 1, 2016, the governor of Washington State signed the Engrossed Substitute HB 2545 'The Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act' into law to restrict the use of five flame retardants (FRs) in children's products and residential upholstered furniture, but not apply to previously owned products containing restricted chemicals sold or purchased in casual or isolated sales, or by a non-profit organisation. The legislation shall be effective from 1 July, 2017. Washington State is the first jurisdiction in the US to regulate TBBPA.
The new law also directs the Departments of Health and Ecology of Washington State to evaluate six additional flame retardants (IPTPP, TBB, TBPH, TCPP, TPP and V6) and the Department of Health to make recommendations to the Legislature on whether to prohibit, or restrict, their use in an equivalent scope of products.
Highlights of the new law are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1
Table 2 DEFINITIONS
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