Serta Champions New Mattress Flammability Standard and Continues Safety Education for Consumers
U.S. Newswire, June, 2007
To: RETAILING EDITORS
Contact: Kelly Rampson of Serta International, 1-847-747-0460, krampson@sertanational.com; or Megan Severs of Ketchum, 1-312-228- 6871, megan.severs@ketchum.com, for Serta
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year, thousands of home fires occur in the United States, many of which start in the bedroom. Mattresses that lack flame retardant technology pose significant safety risks due to their flammability when exposed to open flames such as matches, lighters and candles. Now, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is addressing this issue by imposing the Mattress Open Flame Standard, otherwise known as 16 CFR 1633. This federal regulation goes into effect on July 1, 2007, setting new government flammability standards on all...
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