BETHESDA, Md. — In a memorandum issued March 22, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff announced that it has completed its review of the ASTM International voluntary standard for clothing storage furniture, F2057-23, as required by the STURDY Act, and on advised the commissioners it could be adopted as a mandatory product safety standard.

The General Counsel of the Consumer Product Safety Commission sent a briefing memorandum and a ballot sheet to its Commissioners stating that “staff advises that the Commission could determine that ASTM F2057-23 satisfies STURDY’s requirements.”

As required by STURDY, the publication of the updated ASTM standard begins a process by which the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission will promulgate a mandatory safety standard for clothing storage units.

The American Home Furnishings Alliance is encouraging the industry to reach out to elected representatives to help stop the United States Consumer Protection Safety Commission’s new tip-over standard for clothing storage units (CSUs).

The American Home Furnishings Alliance filed a motion Dec. 12 asking the court to postpone when a furniture tipover standard would go into effect.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The American Home Furnishings Alliance filed a petition for judicial review of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Safety Standard for Clothing Storage Units, seeking to have the rule vacated. The petition was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Also joining the petition are the Mississippi Manufacturers Association and Mississippi Economic Council.

The new rule will take effect in May 2023.

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While the tip-over act, aka the STURDY Act, still sits waiting on action by the House, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has adopted a mandatory product safety rule that will significantly change the way clothing storage furniture is constructed, tested and labeled.

A revised STURDY Act with the collective support of industry, parents, consumer advocates and safety experts passed the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.