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San Francisco Ban of Flame Retardants

San Franciscoā€™s ordinance to ban flame retardants was unanimously approved on October 17th, 2017. It was sponsored by Supervisor, Mark Farrell of District 2 on the City and County San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

 

The ban goes into effect as of January, 1st 2019. Certain companies have been given an additional six months to comply. All other companies are expected to sell any and all ā€œjuvenile product or upholstered furnitureā€ with less than ā€œ1,000 ppm of any flame retardant chemicalā€. The ban does not include childrenā€™s mattresses unless they meet 16 CFR Part 1632 or 1633.

Details are not currently available of how or if this will affect the Californiaā€™s flammability label.

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