SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for changes to state flammability standards for upholstered furniture in an effort to reduce the use of what he says are toxic flame retardants.

P.J. Salvage has recalled some children’s pajamas because they do not meet federal flammability standards. P.J. Salvage sold the pajamas on its website as well as online retailers Amazon and Zappos ...

Sleep tight – on a potentially flammable mattress or on one fireproofed with toxic chemicals. Either option is likely to give consumers nightmares. Thanks to a new federal flammability standard, all ...

Themed fabric play tents for children have been recalled because they do not meet federal flammability standards. Epoch Everlasting Play recalled about 251,600 Kidoozie play tents that were sold at ...

Russ Heimerich with the California Department of Consumer Affairs says prior flammability tests focused on the insides of furniture, while the new tests focus on areas where smoldering cigarettes and ...

Those of us in the business of creating healthy buildings and communities recognize the need to modernize our way of doing things. We are always looking for opportunities to improve energy efficiency, ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is modernizing its flammability standard for general wearing apparel, 16 CFR Part 1610, to match manufacturers' current testing procedures and current ...

Sleepers whose beds catch fire would get more time to escape with a new mattress flammability standard approved Thursday, but consumer groups complained that language attached to the rule could limit ...

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Julie Vos said June 25 it is recalling 324 scarves that fail to meet the federal flammability standard for wearing apparel and pose a risk of burn injury to consumers. There has been one report of a ...