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ON April 21, 2021, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) found that the U.S. mattress industry has been materially injured by reason of unfairly traded imports of mattresses from China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. This follows the US Department of Commerces (DOC) announcement last month of its final determinations in the […] The post International Trade Commission Finds U.S. Mattress Industry Injured by Unfairly Traded Imports appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

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State legislators are increasingly introducing bills to regulate the use of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products, which could include mattresses. PFAS refer to a broad class of over 4,000 individual fluorinated organic chemicals used to make fabrics stain and moisture resistant. PFAS have been dubbed forever chemicals because of their long breakdown time, and […] The post PFAS Regulation Bills Proliferating Across the Country appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

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For the last several years the Massachusetts Legislature introduced and attempted to move anti-flame retardant legislation which would prohibit the use of antimony trioxide in mattresses. Antimony trioxide is present in modacrylic fiber, which is used in many mattress fire barriers. ISPA has consistently opposed this type of anti-FR bill and sought to exclude antimony […] The post Massachusetts Anti-FR Bill Signed into Law January 2021 appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

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This issue of the 4th quarter Bedding Market Quarterly will not include the motion foundation numbers for the U.S. market because they are being revised.We expect to issue the motion foundation data shortly. The Bedding Market Quarterly shows that for the 4th quarter of 2020, total unit shipments of mattresses and stationary foundations from US […] The post ISPA Releases the Q4 2020 Bedding Market Quarterly appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced that it intends to change its approach for calculating the dumping margins in its investigation of mattresses imported from Serbia. This decision was announced after DOC issued its preliminary determination in November 2020, but before it issues its final determination in this case, which is expected in […] The post Commerce Department Announces Higher Dumping Margin for Mattresses from Serbia appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

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In New York,S.4630was introduced last week.The anti-FR bill would prohibit the use of intentionally added halogenated, organophosphorus organonitrogen and nanoscale FRs in mattresses, upholstered furniture and electronic displays. The bill exempts the thread or fiber used for stitching mattress components together.ISPA will monitor this bill and alert you to significant developments. In West Virginia,HB 2126, […] The post New Anti-FR Bills appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

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New legislation (AB 97) was introduced this week in Nevada to regulate both flame retardants and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).The bill would limit the use of organohalogenated FRs (OFRs) to 1,000 PPM per component in a mattress and several other consumer products.Nevertheless, the bill exempts from this requirement mattresses subject to federal flammability standards.Since all residential […] The post Nevada Considers Bill to Regulate Organohalogenated Flame Retardants and PFAS appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

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