Dated on Sept 15, 2014, US Proposed a bill to govern the use of  flame retardants in children's products and upholstered furniture.

The proposed bill is covering any children's product or upholstered furniture that contains a flame retardant specified in subsection (c) [see below listed].   It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, distributor, or retailer to sell, offer for sale, manufacture for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States any children’s product or upholstered furniture that contains a flame retardant specified in subsection (c) that exceeds 1,000 parts per million total chemical content by weight for any part of the product or furniture.

Specified flame retardant in subsection (c)

(1) Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP) (chemical abstracts service number 13674–87–8).

(2) Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP) (chemical abstracts service number 115–1496–8).

(3) Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) (chemical abstracts service number 79–94–7).

(4) Decabromodiphenyl ether (chemical abstracts service number 1163–19–5).

(5) Antimony trioxide (chemical abstracts service number 1309–64–4).

(6) Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) (chemical abstracts service number 25637–99–4).

(7) Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrabromophthalate (TBPH) (chemical abstract service number 26040–51–7).

(8) 2-EthylhexYl-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate (TBB) (chemical abstract service number 183658–27–7).

(9) Chlorinated paraffins (chemical abstract services number 85535–84–8).

(10) Tris (1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP) (chemical abstract service number 13674–84–5).

Source of information : http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s2811is/pdf/BILLS-113s2811is.pdf

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