On December 31, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law that imposes obligations
on manufactures of consumer “electronic displays,”
upholstered furniture, and mattresses. Beginning January 2024, any
new products listed below will be prohibited for sale in New
York:
- Any “electronic displays” sold for personal
residential use containing intentionally added organohalogen flame
retardants in the enclosure or stand.
- Any new upholstered furniture or mattresses containing
intentionally added halogenated, organophosphorus, organonitrogen,
or nanoscale chemical flame retardants.
The organohalogen restriction for “electronic
displays” is aligned with the European Union's
earlier EcoDesign Directive requirements for
displays that took effect in 2021. The New York law defines
“electronic display” as: a consumer product with a
display screen and associated electronics that, as its primary
function, displays visual information from wired or wireless
sources
