Rhode Island Enacts Upholstered Bedding and Furniture Flame Retardant Restrictions

04 Apr 2018 REGULATORY NEWS

Rhode Island Enacts Upholstered Bedding and Furniture Flame Retardant Restrictions

The State of Rhode Island has passed a law that prohibits the sale or distribution within the state of residential upholstered bedding or furniture that contains 100 ppm (0.01%) or more of an organohalogen flame retardant. The law defines organohalogen flame retardants as any chemical containing the element bromine or chlorine bonded to carbon that is added to a plastic, foam, or textile.

By Bureau Veritas Technical Services 1 minute read

The law does not provide a specific list of chemicals that are prohibited and becomes effective on July 1, 2019.


To view the Law:

http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5082Aaa.pdf




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