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Bureau lab reports testing volumes; DTSC confirmation shows high pass rate for 'no flame retardant' claims
Summary
Bureau laboratory staff reviewed calendar-year test work and a label-verification program tied to state law requiring a flame-retardant chemical statement. Of manufacturers tested by DTSC for components claimed to contain no flame retardants, staff reported a roughly 94% pass rate for samples sent for confirmation.
Bureau laboratory staff summarized testing work and label-evaluation results during the advisory council meeting.
Rosemarie Picota, who presented the laboratory statistics, said the lab received 228 samples during the calendar-year reporting period and conducts both flammability and label-evaluation testing. “During this period, the lab received 228 samples,” Picota said.
Picota reviewed multiple test types (TB117‑2013 small-scale tests, the federal mattress standard 16 CFR 1633, TB133 for public occupancies, R‑value and E84 for insulation) and reported pass/fail counts across those categories. She explained that, under…
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