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State lab accredited, reports flammability and labeling failure patterns; DTSC cooperation continues
Summary
The bureau’s lab earned ISO 17025:2017 accreditation, reported varying flammability fail rates across product categories and said it will continue DTSC chemical analyses and document review under SB 1019 and related testing programs.
The bureau’s laboratory updated the advisory council on testing results and accreditation status, saying assessors commended record keeping and that the lab now holds ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for upholstery, furniture and bedding testing.
Lab manager Carrie Kathalee Fowle said the lab moved to the newer ISO 17025:2017 standard after assessments in 2016–2018 and that the accreditation is valid through October 31, 2020; the lab also expects NAVLAP assessment of its thermal‑insulation program in January. The assessor praised the bureau’s procedures, sampling plans, calibration records and quality records.
Testing results and trends. Fowle presented recent test failure rates by category: a 12 percent fail rate on a small flammability sample set (50 samples) in a selected table; a 15…
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