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Federal Mattress Regulations - International Sleep Products Association | ISPA
Explore recently updated federal mattress regulations below
Federal Flammability Standards: 16 CFR Parts 1632 and 1633
All mattresses sold in the United States must meet be the requirements of 16 CFR Parts 1632 and 1633, as regulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Information on both standards may be found below.
Part 1632
Text of Part 1632
Part 1632 Test Manual
CPSC´s Interim Enforcement Policy (May 15, 2006):
CPSC reduces from 6 to 2 number of sleep surfaces required to be tested under Part 1632 cigarette ignition standard for prototypes developed to meet Part 1633.
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (June 23, 2005):
CPSC notice announcing proceeding to consider whether to revoke or amend Part 1632.
Part 1633
Text of Part 1633
Part 1633 Test Manual
CPSC list of 1633 Testing Laboratories
CPSC Part 1633 Frequently Asked Questions (January 5, 2007)
CPSC Statement on FDA Exemption from Part 1633
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) requires all testing for children’s products subject to a product safety rule to be conducted by a third party lab or in-house lab that has been accredited by the CPSC. This requirement applies to all testing, including 16 CFR Part 1632 and 1633 flammability testing, for mattresses designed or intended primarily for children twelve and younger. Manufacturers of children’s products must also conduct periodic sample testing for all applicable safety standards. For children’s mattresses, this means that manufacturers must conduct Part 1632 and 1633 sample testing as well as other applicable tests such as phthalates and lead testing at regular intervals.
The Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC)
The Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA)
ISPA Supplies Guide Including a Directory of Testing Labs
CPSC’s Consumer Product Database
Manufacturers and importers of general use products subject to CPSC safety standards (including mattresses) are required to issue a General Conformity Certificate stating compliance with product safety rules (such as Parts 1632 and 1633) and other information to its distributors or retailers.
Manufacturers and importers of children’s products (see below) must issue a Children’s Product Certificate based on test results from a CPSC-accepted laboratory, that their children’s products comply with applicable children’s product safety rules.
Requirements for Children’s Products and Child Care Articles
In addition to the federal flammability standards that apply to all mattresses, several other CPSC-administered requirements apply to mattresses that are considered to be “children’s products” and “child care articles.”
For children’s products, no component may contain more than 100 parts per million (ppm) of lead. The law defines a children’s product as a consumer product designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. CPSC has granted testing exemptions for inaccessible component parts and the following textile materials:
For those products and components that must be tested and certified for lead, manufacturers must use a CPSC-accredited third party or in house testing lab, Manufacturers must also conduct sample testing of their products on a periodic basis.
Certain categories of phthalates are limited for use in “child care articles,” which may include mattresses designed or intended for use by children three years of age or younger. Like the lead requirements, manufacturers must use a CPSC-accredited third party or in-house lab to meet the phthalates testing and certification requirements and must conduct periodic sample testing . Only parts that accessible to children that are made from plastic or that conceivably could contain phthalates must be tested.
Manufacturers of children’s products must place a permanent distinguishing mark or label on the product and its packaging that identifies the source of the product, the date of manufacture and more detailed information on the manufacturing process, such as a batch or run number.
ISPA led an effort by crib mattress manufacturers to establish a new crib mattress safety standard. This initiative was in response to broader efforts by the CPSC to set new safety standards for a number of juvenile products, including cribs. ISPA led the way in developing a new ASTM voluntary safety standard for crib mattresses that was formally issued in June 2013. The standard sets a size requirement for crib mattresses and establishes a test method for use in measuring the size. The standard also requires that crib mattresses include a label with safety warnings to advise consumers to make sure their crib mattress properly fits within a crib and warnings to help prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The standard is available for purchase from ASTM.
Other Children’s Product Safety Requirements
In addition to the requirements imposed by the CPSIA, certain children’s products list and are also subject to CPSC-administered safety standards.
Sharp Points: 16 CFR § 1500.48
Small Parts: 16 CFR Part 1501
Enforced by U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act and subsequent rules require that:
“Any upholstered product, mattress or cushion which contains stuffing which has been previously used as stuffing in any other upholstered product, mattress or cushion shall have securely attached thereto a substantial tag or label, at least 2 inches by 3 inches in size, and statements thereon conspicuously stamped or printed in the English language and in plain type not less than 1/8 inch high, indicating that the stuffing therein is composed in whole or in part of reused stuffing, secondhand stuffing, previously used stuffing or used stuffing.”