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The Flammable Fabrics Act (FAA)

The CPSC regulates mandatory flammability standards under the auspices of the FFA. (Though the FFA predates the CPSC by more than 20 years, the Consumer Products Safety Act consolidated a number of safety standards, such as the FFA, FHSA and RSA, under its jurisdiction.) The standards are detailed and vary a bit depending on the item (different fabrics have different rules, etc.). It's important to read them in full on your own, however, the general concept of the act is that "No article of wearing apparel or fabric subject to the Act and regulations shall be marketed or handled if such article or fabric, when tested according to the procedures prescribed in section 4(a) of the Act (16 CFR 1609), is so highly flammable as to be dangerous when worn by individuals."