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U.S. to Adopt California Technical Bulletin

U.S. to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 (tb 117-2013) for all upholstered seating furniture.

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March 9, 2021

Beginning June 25, 2021, all upholstered seating furniture imported or sold in the United States must comply with the flammability test specified by California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 (TB 117-2013) entitled ‘‘Requirements, Test Procedure and Apparatus for Testing the Smolder Resistance of Materials Used in Upholstered Furniture’’, originally in published June 2013.

The newly-signed bill also mandates that all upholstered furniture must bear a permanent label that includes the statement “Complies with U.S. CPSC requirements for upholstered furniture flammability.”

The bill is part of the ‘‘Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021’’.

Publication date:

Dec. 27, 2020

Enforcement date:

June 25, 2021

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