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17.01.2025

New York non-mineral FR ban in force

State bans many FRs from furniture and halogenated FRs  from TVs/screen enclosures and stands. The bans were signed into law in January 2022 (see pinfa Newsletter n°135) and entered into force on 1st December 2024. The mattress and upholstered furniture FR ban concerns any “halogenated, organophosphorus, organonitrogen or nanoscale chemical” with a functional use to resist or inhibit fire, including synergists, thus banning all FRs except (non-nano) inorganic PIN FRs. New or reupholstered furniture may not contain any such intentionally added FR (with exemptions for furniture electronics, stitching thread, natural fibres and modacrylic barriers not containing antimony). For TVs and electronic displays, halogenated FRs (only) are banned in stands and enclosures.

New York Consolidated Laws, ch. 43-B Environmental Conservation, art. 37 “Substances Hazardous or Acutely Hazardous to Public Health, Safety or the Environment”, Title 10 “Regulation on Chemicals in Upholstered Furniture, Mattresses and Electronic Enclosures” https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ENV/A37T10