Technical bulletin 117

Proposed Bill Would Require Mfrs. to Label Furniture Containing Flame Retardant Chemicals
July 1, 2014
Proposed California bill SB-1019 would, if passed, require manufacturers to label whether or not their furniture products contain flame retardant chemicals. California Technical Bulletin TB-117 (now revised to TB-117-2013) requires upholstered furniture to pass a flammability test for fire safety purposes.  If the furniture complies, then it is affixed with a label...
Prop 65 / Environment
California Legislature, Cancer, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, SB-1019, TB-117, Technical bulletin 117
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CA Gov Approves New Furniture Flammability Standards to Reduce Toxic Exposure
November 22, 2013
Governor Edmund “Jerry” Brown announced yesterday his approval of California’s new flammability standards for upholstered furniture after a year-long effort to modernize the standards and reduce consumer exposure to toxic flame retardant chemicals.  Such toxic flame retardant chemicals have been the subject of numerous Proposition 65 actions brought by...
Prop 65 / Environment
Cancer, Flame retardants, Governor, Jerry Brown, TB-117, Technical bulletin 117
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Seven States Introduce Laws to Limit Use of Toxic Flame Retardants
April 11, 2013
Rising public concern and the Chicago Tribune’s investigative series on the toxic nature of common flame retardants found in upholstered foam furniture has given rise to new state legislation aimed at restricting or banning these flame retardant chemicals, Prop 65 News reported recently. California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, and...
Prop 65 / Environment
Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, TB-117, TCEP, TDCPP, Technical bulletin 117
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