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Bureau lab reports most furniture samples passed flammability tests; DTSC finds three samples with added flame retardants
Summary
Lab testing presented to the advisory council showed high pass rates for furniture flammability tests; 40 samples were sent to the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for chemical analysis, with 34 confirmed free of added flame retardants and 3 confirmed containing added flame retardants; failed cases were forwarded to enforcement.
The bureau’s testing laboratory reported to the Advisory Council that the majority of furniture and mattress samples submitted during fiscal 2017–2018 passed required flammability tests, while a targeted chemical analysis found a small number of samples contained added flame‑retardant chemicals.
Sue Xu, the bureau’s testing laboratory engineer, told the council the lab received 137 furniture samples for TB 117‑2013 smoldering tests; 95 percent of completed furniture samples passed. For full‑scale mattress flammability testing (16 CFR 1630), 84 percent of the 69 completed tests passed. The lab also completed a range of label reviews and other tests that were reported to the council.
Xu said the bureau requested…
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