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As of July 2007, mattresses manufactured on or after that date cannot be offered for sale in the US unless they meet new federal flammability requirements. Recordkeeping as to compliance with the new rule is required as is a new, dedicated flammability label on the mattress or foundation itself. Having your company’s mattress products bear the appropriate label is critical, since every government inspector will check for that label immediately upon any inspection.
Detailed records pertaining to prototype testing, pooling, confirmation testing, and quality assurance procedures, as well as any associated testing must be maintained. The required records must be maintained for the length of the production process plus an additional three years thereafter. Federal and state inspectors can demand access to these records. Failure to produce the necessary records can result in a fine.
The new federal rule requires that the records be kept in English at the factory where the product was produced. In the case of imports, a location in the United States must be used. This location must be an actual physical site (a post office box drop is not legally sufficient) that is accessible on a 24 hour basis on demand. If you are a foreign manufacturer and need a US address, Legal Label is ready to assist you and help you fulfill this requirement.
Failure to produce necessary records may trigger a government inspector in pulling a mattress to see if it passes the new, stringent fire criteria. Testing failures may trigger a costly recall. Contact us today regarding this regulation.
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