Product Description

CANADA

TSSA's Upholstered and Stuffed Articles Safety Program regulates upholstered and stuffed articles in Ontario as to ensure conformance with the Technical Standards and Safety Act, ***0 and applicable regulation. The program's role is to protect the public from potential hazards associated with the use of unclean or unsafe filling materials in upholstered and stuffed articles in Ontario. In addition to promoting safety, TSSA’s aim is to protect consumers against fraud, misrepresentation of filling materials in upholstered and stuffed articles, and to provide a level playing field for the industry. 

The mandate of the program is to ensure that only new and clean filling materials are used in upholstered and stuffed articles, and that all articles are correctly labelled. Such articles include toys, sporting goods, pet items, furniture, mattresses, down-filled apparel, bedding items, handbags, luggage and seasonal ornaments. The requirements for new and clean filling materials are enforced through inspections at point-of-sale and the manufacturing level.
 

USA

All furniture and bedding manufacturers are required to register with every state their products will be sold in. Even manufacturers selling to and through other channels (not selling to U.S. customers directly), must have the appropriate licenses. Once manufacturers register, they will receive a URN that allows their products to be sold to any company in the U.S. The manufacturer is responsible to renew each of their licenses before they expire. *4 states currently require manufacturer registration. Depending on the types of products, registration may not be needed in all *4. Global Registration Services seeks to help manufacturers navigate the registration process for each state.