Matresses fire safety regulation in the United States
Since 1st of July, all mattresses sold in the United States have to offer match resistance and limited heat emission after exposure to gas burners. These requirements have been adopted b y the American Consumer Safety Commission on 16 February 2006 in US federal regulations for mattress fire safety.Link to the US federal regulations for mattresses fire safety adopted on 16 February 2006: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia06/brief/briefing.html