Mattress Makers Must Keep Reporting on Fire Safety Standards
Published Date: 10/27/2026
Notice
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking to keep collecting info from mattress makers to make sure mattresses and mattress pads meet fire safety rules. This affects mattress manufacturers and importers, with no new costs or big changes, just a renewal of current rules. You can share your thoughts by November 27, 2026, so jump in before then!
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Estimated industry paperwork hours and cost
CPSC estimates the information collection causes about 33,440 total annual burden hours and an annualized cost to respondents of about $2,676,538 (using $80.04/hour). The estimate assumes 80 mattress pad respondents and 403 mattress respondents, with 5 hours per response for labeling and recordkeeping.
Mandatory recordkeeping and retention rules
If you manufacture or import mattresses or mattress pads, you must keep records documenting prototype testing and compliance. For 16 CFR part 1632 records must be kept for three years; for 16 CFR part 1633 records must be kept while a mattress set based on the prototype is in production and for three years after production ends.
Prototype testing requirements
Manufacturers and importers must perform prototype testing: part 1632 tests resistance to smoldering cigarettes and part 1633 uses a 30-minute open-flame mattress set test. CPSC estimates mattress pad producers will test 3 prototypes annually and mattress producers will test 8 prototypes annually.
Permanent labeling requirements for products
Each mattress and mattress pad must bear permanent labels. Labels must show the month and year of manufacture and the manufacturer's location; mattress pads treated with chemical flame retardants must include a prominent "T" and care instructions. 16 CFR part 1633 requires a conspicuous, legible label with specified information for mattress sets.
CPSC guidance and electronic records allowed
CPSC states firms may use any technology, including electronic recordkeeping, to compile and maintain required records and provides compliance guidance, exemplar labels, suggested recordkeeping forms, and small-business resources on its website to help meet 16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633 requirements.
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