recently, the maryland general assembly has passed house bill (hb) 99, which will be effective when signed by the governor of maryland.
the legislation stipulates that a person shall not import, sell, or offer for sale any child care products which contain more than 1% by mass of tcep for use by a child under 3 years old, including baby products, toys, car seats, crib mattresses, nursing pillows and strollers.
the legislation would become effective on 1 october 2013 and specifies that any regulations required to facilitate implementation be adopted by 1 january 2014.
us other states have also introduced bills to limit/ban the use of some flame retardants, such as washington has hb 1294/sb 5181 and new yorkhave passed ab 4741.
