CPSC RECEIVES PETITION REQUESTING AMENDMENTS TO THE STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF CLOTHING TEXTILES
In a Federal Register notice dated April 8, 2015, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking comments concerning a petition it received requesting changes to the clothing textile flammability standard.
The petitioner claims that the current pre-test conditioning requirements for textile samples are not appropriate for silk fabrics, thereby resulting in higher failure rates for such fabrics. The petitioner is therefore requesting the CPSC to change the standard to require that all clothing textiles samples, including silk, be conditioned at a lower temperature and at a higher level of humidity. Comments are due on June 8, 2015.
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