Flammable Fabrics Act

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The Flammable Fabrics Act is a U.S. federal law that sets safety standards to prevent dangerously flammable clothing and other textile products from causing fires and burn injuries.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
consumer product safety law ⓘ
administeredBy Consumer Product Safety Commission ⓘ
amendedBy Consumer Product Safety Act ⓘ
Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1967 ⓘ
Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1970 ⓘ
appliesTo distributors of textile products ⓘ
importers of textile products ⓘ
manufacturers of textile products ⓘ
retailers of textile products ⓘ
authorizes civil penalties for violations ⓘ
criminal penalties for willful violations ⓘ
establishment of flammability standards and tests ⓘ
recall of noncomplying products ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 15 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedSections 15 U.S.C. §1191 et seq. ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1953-06-30 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementMechanism civil and criminal enforcement actions ⓘ
injunctions against violators ⓘ
inspection of products and facilities ⓘ
product seizure ⓘ
expandedScopeTo children's sleepwear ⓘ
interior furnishings ⓘ
focusesOn prevention of fires caused by flammable fabrics ⓘ
reduction of burn injuries from clothing and textiles ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
originalAdministeringAgency Federal Trade Commission ⓘ
prohibits importation of dangerously flammable wearing apparel ⓘ
introduction into commerce of products that violate flammability standards ⓘ
manufacture of dangerously flammable wearing apparel ⓘ
sale of dangerously flammable wearing apparel ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 83-88 ⓘ
purpose to establish flammability standards for clothing and other textile products ⓘ
to protect the public against unreasonable risk of fire leading to death, injury, or property damage from flammable fabrics and related materials ⓘ
regulates certain paper and plastic products used in clothing and furnishings ⓘ
highly flammable clothing ⓘ
interior furnishings ⓘ
textile fabrics ⓘ
wearing apparel ⓘ
relatedTo Consumer Product Safety Act ⓘ
Federal Hazardous Substances Act ⓘ
Textile Fiber Products Identification Act ⓘ
requires compliance with federal flammability standards ⓘ
signedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
standardType flammability performance standard ⓘ
targetPopulation children ⓘ
general public ⓘ
yearEnacted 1953 ⓘ

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Consumer Product Safety Commission → legalMandate → Flammable Fabrics Act ⓘ
Flammable Fabrics Act → amendedBy → Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1967 ⓘ
linked to: Flammable Fabrics Act
Flammable Fabrics Act → amendedBy → Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1970 ⓘ
linked to: Flammable Fabrics Act