Maryland legislature passes HB 99 to ban TCEP in children care products

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.