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Bureau lab reports high pass rate for furniture flammability test but persistent labeling violations
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Laboratory supervisor Rosemarie Picota reported high pass rates for TB 117/2013 testing and bedding fiber analyses but significant and recurring labeling violations; the bureau plans outreach and additional guidance for industry on law-label formatting.
The Bureau of Household Goods and Services’ laboratory reported overall strong technical test results for some flammability tests but continued problems with labeling compliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.
Rosemarie Picota, the laboratory supervisor and senior environmental scientist, told the advisory council the lab completed 83 TB 117/2013 tests this year and reported a 99% pass rate with a single failure. “Of those 83 samples...24% from California, 4 percent from other states, 72% from overseas,” Picota said when summarizing manufacturing origins for the tests.
By contrast, mattress testing under…
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