Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0380-0098
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2013-09-25T04:00Z

On September 12, 2013, EPA met with representatives from IKEA regarding the recently proposed regulations implementing the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act. IKEA officials reiterated concerns that they submitted in their public comments, including concerns related to the labeling and recordkeeping requirements, the sell-by dates, as well as the time frame for implementation of the third-party certification program.  IKEA suggested that EPA use certain Consumer Product Safety Commission labeling requirements as a model, in addition to the labeling requirements currently in place in California. IKEA alerted the Agency to new pressed wood product technologies currently being developed and suggested that the Agency develop regulations that squarely address products made with those new technologies.