The California Bureau of Electronics & Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings & Thermal Insulation, which regulates mattress safety in California, has issued a new document, “Senate Bill (SB) 1019 Frequently Asked Questions, which reiterates that mattresses are not subject to the state’s new FR chemicals labeling requirements for furniture, enacted this year in SB 1019. The law requires that articles of furniture that must meet Technical Bulletin 17–2013 be labeled, if they contain certain fire retardants. TB 117-2013 is an updated state flammability standard for upholstered furniture sold in California. …
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