SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Delaware has become the latest US jurisdiction to regulate flame retardants (FR) in consumer goods.
Signed into law on August 4, 2022, the new law applies to:
- Children’s products for residential use
- Upholstered furniture – fabric, barrier or decking materials, covering or cushioning materials
- Mattresses
It does not apply to:
- Used upholstered furniture or mattresses
- Upholstered and reupholstered furniture for public use in public facilities
- Threads or fibers when used for stitching mattress components together
- Used children’s products or children’s products that are used in products or components in the following circumstances: a) are not primarily intended for use in the home, such as motor vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, or other vehicles and b) are subject to 49 CFR 571 ‘Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards’
- Components of an adult mattress other than foam
- Electronic components of a children’s product, mattress or upholstered furniture, or any associated enclosure or casing for the electronic components
FR covered by the regulation are:
- Antimony
- Chlorinated paraffins (CPs)
- Decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca-BDE)
- Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)
- 2-Ethylhexyl-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate (TBB)
- Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)
- Bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (TBPH)
- Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)
- Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP)
- Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP)
- Organohalogens (OFR)
The new law defines children’s product as something designed for residential use by an infant or child aged less then 12 years. This will include bassinets, booster seats, changing pads, children’s nap mats, floor play mats, highchair pads, infant bouncers, infant carriers, infant seats, infant swings, infant walkers, mattresses, nursing pads, nursing pillows, playpen side pads, play yards, portable hook-on chairs and strollers.
SGS has published SafeGuardS 095.22 to provide stakeholders with an overview of the requirements in Delaware’s new law, which adds Chapter 25G to Subtitle II Title 6 of the Delaware Code.
Delaware is just the latest US jurisdiction to regulate FR in consumer products. Others include Anchorage (Alaska), California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, San Francisco (California), Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington D.C. and Washington. Stakeholders should be aware that each jurisdiction has different requirements.
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For further information contact:
Dr. HingWo Tsang
Global Information and Innovation Manager
Tel: (+852) 2774 7420
Ms. Melanie Schubert
Senior Technical Manager
Tel: +1 312 414 9394
Email: crs.media@sgs.com
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