California Requires FR Labels on Upholstered Furniture

On September 20, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB-1019 a law requiring manufacturers of upholstered furniture to indicate whether or not the product contains added flame retardant chemicals by including the following “flame retardant chemical statement” on the label

“The upholstery materials in this product:
_____contain added flame retardant chemicals
_____contain NO added flame retardant chemicals