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San Francisco committee backs ordinance to ban flame retardants in furniture and children’s products
Summary
The committee voted to forward an ordinance that would bar the sale in San Francisco of upholstered furniture and juvenile products containing added flame retardant chemicals, citing health risks to children, pregnant women and firefighters; the law would take effect Jan. 1, 2019, with compliance and waiver paths for special cases.
Supervisor Mark Farrell introduced an ordinance to amend the City and County of San Francisco’s Environment Code to ban the sale of upholstered furniture and juvenile products that contain added flame retardant chemicals. The committee voted to send the measure to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
The ordinance sets an effective date of Jan. 1, 2019, and specifies how compliance will be verified: required labeling on upholstered furniture and a manufacturer’s letter for covered juvenile products. The proposal shortens the statute of limitations on private suits related to…
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