CPSC Schedules Meeting on Possible Ban on Children's Products, Furniture, Electronic Devices Containing Flame Retardant

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will allow for oral comments during a Sept. 14 meeting on whether to ban "several categories of products containing additive organohalogen flame retardants," the agency said in a notice. Several consumer advocacy and medical associations requested that the CPSC declare any children’s products, upholstered furniture, mattress or mattress pad or electronic device containing organohalogen flame retardants to be “banned hazardous substances” under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act in 2015 (see 1508190025).

(Federal Register 08/07/17)