US
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) amends the Federal Standard for the
Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads, 16 CFR part 1632, to mandate the
use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) revised
Standard Reference Material cigarette, SRM 1196a, as the ignition source for
testing. The change became necessary because the original ignition source
cigarette (Standard Reference Material cigarette SRM 1196) specified in the
standard is no longer available.
Standard
for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads, issued pursuant to the
Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA), 15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq., includes a test to
determine a mattress or mattress pad’s ignition resistance when exposed to a lit
cigarette.
The
change was made in a final rule issued on June 23, 2021. This follows an
exhaustive pilot study conducted by the CPSC, after which it was concluded that
“SRM 1196a is a comparable, safety neutral replacement for SRM 1196.”
The
amendment came into effect on July 23, 2021. Stakeholders are advised to check
that their products conform to the latest version of the Standard for the
Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads.
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