As mentioned in previous ISPA Insiders, key sections of New York’s Family and Fire Protectant Act, NY 4630B, are effective on December 1, 2024.  Those sections will prohibit the sale of new mattresses and upholstered furniture that contain the following covered flame retardant chemicals: 

  • halogenated 
  • organophosphorus 
  • organonitrogen 
  • nanoscale flame retardants 

Notably, modacrylic fiber components without antimony trioxide and aramid fibers used in certain manners are exempt from the prohibitions in this Act until January 1, 2026. 

To comply with the Act, the above chemicals may not be “intentionally added” to a new mattress sold in New York.  The New York Department of Environmental Conservation will also set levels of allowable covered flame retardant chemicals but has not yet promulgated those regulations. Also, manufacturers must provide written certification that their products are either in compliance with this law or fall under one of the exceptions. 

For more information, please see the Member Alert  that ISPA issued on September 17, 2024, which goes into additional details and next steps.   

Please contact ISPA’s Government Affairs department with any questions regarding this matter at [email protected].