Fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture

Summary:

- The proposed new regulations ('new regs') will cover all of the UK

- In addition to placing obligations on retailers, importers and manufacturers, second-hand furniture dealers (including auctioneers and businesses operating via online marketplaces) and charity shops that sell upholstered furniture to raise funds for charitable purpose, will also be in scope

- New labelling which will provide clear supply chain information and traceability to better enable enforcement officers to trace a product back to its place of manufacture, via importers, distributors and further suppliers

- Addresses the decrease in smoking habits since the original regulations were published over 30 years ago

- Addressing the  use of chemical flame retardants

The BRC will be responding to the consultation.