USA/1993
WTO/TBT
US United States of America
  • 13 - Environment and health protection, Safety
  • 59 - Textile and leather technology
  • 97 - Domestic and commercial equipment, Entertainment, Sports
  • 94 - Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
2023-07-05
2023-05-10

Flammability of mattresses and mattress pads; Mattress supports (excl. spring interiors for seats); articles of bedding and similar furnishing, e.g. mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows, fitted with springs or stuffed or internally filled with any material or of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered (excl. pneumatic or water mattresses and pillows, blankets and covers) (HS code(s): 9404); Protection against fire (ICS code(s): 13.220); Coated fabrics (ICS code(s): 59.080.40); Furniture (ICS code(s): 97.140); Home textiles. Linen (ICS code(s): 97.160)

Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads; Notice of Meeting and Request for Comments; (3 page(s), in English)

Announcement of public meeting and request for comments - The Consumer Product Safety Commission will be holding a meeting on the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads at the CPSC's laboratory in Rockville, MD, on 14 June 2023. We invite interested parties to participate in or attend the meeting. A remote viewing option will be available for registrants. We also invite interested parties to submit written comments related to the possible changes to the Standard that are discussed in this notice.