HOT TOPIC; THE FLAMMABILITY SCORECARD: FLOOR COVERINGS ARE COVERED, MATTRESSES ARE UNDER CALIFORNIA STANDARDS AND MAY GO NATIONAL. UPHOLSTERY AND HOME TEXTILES COULD BE NEXT.
HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, April, 2005
Byline: Reporting by Sheila Long O'Mara, Karl Kunkel, Leticia Leizens, Jennifer Quail
NEW YORK-Talk about hot topics. Flammability is increasingly becoming a much-discussed issue for soft home categories. Below is a summary on how the ever-evolving government standards are affecting furniture, mattresses, textiles and rugs.
UPHOLSTERY STANDARDS REMAIN IN TESTING PROCESS
Russ Batson, vice president of governmental affairs for the American Home Furnishings Alliance, said the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is committed to issuing a proposed regulation sometime this year, but confirmation by the U.S. Senate could take a while.
Although nothing has been scheduled, Batson said a briefing or public hearing may be held sometime...
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