Three textile majors to serve NTA's Textile Bedding Committee

05 Aug '05

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The National Textile Association (NTA) announced that three major domestic manufacturers in the industry - Dan River Inc., Springs Industries, Inc. and WestPoint Stevens Inc. - have joined NTA and will serve on the Association's new Textile Bedding Committee for "top of the bed" product manufacturers.

The Textile Bedding Committee will function as a committee of the Home Fashions Council, which also includes the Upholstery Fabrics Committee. Linwood Wright of Dan River Inc. serves as chairman of the Textile Bedding Committee.

The committee, representing manufacturers of textile bedding products such as sheets, comforters, pillows, and blankets, filed comments with the Senate Commerce Committee in opposition to the current wording of the American Home Fire Safety Act (S. 1798) on July 14. The AHFSA would require that filled bedding products, like comforters and pillows, resist burning and would require the adoption of a California draft standard, which is still under development, as the national standard. If approved, the regulation will become effective 90 days after it becomes law.

The Textile Bedding Committee is also working with the California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation (CBHFTI) on a mandatory flammability regulation for filled textile bedding products. Assembly Bill 603, which was passed by the California Assembly in 2001, gives CBHFTI the authority to regulate these products. The CBHFTI is expected to begin formal rulemaking later this year.

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