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Non-toxic sofa query

Jane
3 years ago

Hello. I've fallen down a rabbit hole! We've been refurbishing the house we bought last year, and we're trying to do everything as low VOC and non-toxic as possible. We need a new sofa, and I've discovered that UK regs re flame retardants are pretty strong - certain flame retardants have been banned in the US and EU but not over here it seems. Has anyone else been through this and have any leads on non-toxic sofas? I've learnt that natural fabrics are better as they're inherently flame retardant eg wool/leather. But that "natural" sofas will still have an interliner that contains flame retardants. I've found what seems to be the only one without flame retardants in the UK, made by a company called Cottonsafe, but it's a futon sofa bed rather than a slouchy sofa! Can anyone help?

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  • Jane
    Original Author
    last year

    Hi - I'm the original author of this thread and I wanted to say I think I may have found a non-toxic sofa in the UK. https://www.untothislast.co.uk/collections/sofas-armchair/products/sofa?variant=32580596957233


    I emailed the fabric company they use (Camira) who said:


    "We do not recommend using interliners with our fabrics as we cannot guarantee the flammability performance. There are several flammability standards in the UK depending on use and each standard has different criteria in order to pass. All our UK fabrics are specified to the minimum standard of cigarette & match. Some fabrics are inherently Crib 5 (medium hazard) or can be treated to this specification using a chemical. If the furniture is to be used in a domestic setting this would need to meet the domestic standard.

    Our Main Line Flax fabric meets cigarette and match and Crib 5 flammability without the need for additional treatment. The flax fibre we use is inherently flame retardant without the need for additional chemicals."


    In a second email after I followed up, they said:


    The Main Line Flax is suitable for use in home and contract environments. Definitely for the fabric it wouldn’t need any treatment to meet UK fire standards, you will need to make sure all other materials used (i.e. foam or fillings) meet the required standard too.


    Thought you might all be interested to hear of this.


    Jane

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