California Flame Retardant Mandate
Cross-source consensus on California Flame Retardant Mandate from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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- California's market size led mattress manufacturers to apply its standard nationwide rather than make separate California-only mattresses. — Mattress Flame Retardants: Regulatory History, Health Risks, and a Kevlar Alternative
- California enacted a regulation in the 1980s requiring mattresses, including children's mattresses, to contain flame retardants. — Mattress Flame Retardants: Regulatory History, Health Risks, and a Kevlar Alternative
- The stated safety rationale for the mandate was concern about children smoking in bed and failing to escape a fire. — Mattress Flame Retardants: Regulatory History, Health Risks, and a Kevlar Alternative
- Chemical companies that manufacture flame retardants lobbied heavily for the mandate. — Mattress Flame Retardants: Regulatory History, Health Risks, and a Kevlar Alternative