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Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14 (FF 5-74)

16 CFR Part 1616

16 CFR Part 1616 is Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14 (FF 5-74). To certify a product to it, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires the rule to be stated separately on the certificate, written as "16 CFR Part 1616 — Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14 (FF 5-74)". The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2016-10-02.

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16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each applicable rule to be stated separately. Listing it like this satisfies the form of the requirement:

16 CFR Part 1616 — Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14 (FF 5-74)

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Scope, from the regulation

(a) This Standard provides a test method to determine the flammability of children's sleepwear, sizes 7 through 14 and fabric or related material intended or promoted for use in such children's sleepwear. (b) All sleepwear items as defined in § 1616.2(c), are subject to the requirements of this Standard. (c) Children's sleepwear items which meet all the requirements of the Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X (FF 3-71) (subpart A of part 1615 of this chapter) are in compliance with this Standard. FF 3-71 was issued July 29, 1971 (36 FR 14062), and amended July 21, 1972 (37 FR 14624). (d) As used in this Standard, pass and fail refer to the test criteria for specimens while accept and reject refer to the acceptance or rejection of a production unit under the sampling plan. (e) The flammability standards for clothing textiles and vinyl plastic film, par

Quoted from 16 CFR Part 1616 on the eCFR, retrieved 2026-08-24 and last amended, per the eCFR, on 2016-10-02. The eCFR is the authoritative text; this page is a convenience copy.

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