A measure has been proposed in the state of California potentially restricting the sale of products containing flame retardants with chemicals levels above 10 parts per million . The Assembly 's Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee has already approved the bill and it now reports to the Appropriations Committee . The Assembly’s Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee approved... If the bill is passed , the measure will make the ban effective starting 1 January 2020 . Similar measures have already passed in Rhode Island , Maine and San Francisco , while 14 other states are considering similar legislation .
A measure has been proposed in the state of California potentially restricting the sale of products containing flame retardants with chemicals levels above 10 parts per million . The Assembly 's Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee has already approved the bill and it now reports to the Appropriations Committee . If the bill is passed , the measure will make the ban effective starting 1 January 2020 . Similar measures have already passed in Rhode Island , Maine and San Francisco , while 14 other states are considering similar legislation .