Section 19821 Of Chapter 8.5. Children’s Clothing From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 8.5.
19821
. The Legislature finds and declares that results from recent
research and testing by the federal government indicate the chemical
tris (2, 3-dibromopropyl) phosphate, hereafter referred to as "Tris,"
which is widely used in children's sleepwear as a flame retardant,
may be a cancer-causing agent.
The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations prohibiting the use
of Tris in all clothing. The State Fire Marshal, in conjunction with
the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall prepare and disseminate
information to consumers on how to identify clothing, including
children's clothing subject to the provisions of Section 19820, which
has been treated with Tris or any other flame-retardant chemicals
used in the manufacture of consumer products which a state or federal
agency has determined under state or federal law to be a health
hazard of sufficient magnitude to warrant prohibition of their
manufacture or sale.