FAQ

can be condent that the exible polyurethane foam
inside has been rigorously tested by an accredited
laboratory to meet specic criteria for content and indoor
emissions. Certied foams are low VOC (Volatile Organic
Compound) emissions for indoor quality (less than 0.5
parts per million). You can nd the details in the complete
Technical Guidelines available on our website.
Q: I am buying a mattress which contains
CertiPUR-US
®
certied foam, but it was made
outside the United States. Is it possible that it
contains certied foam?
A:
Yes. We currently have foam producers participating
in the program and oering certied foams from the
U.S., Canada, China, Mexico, and Italy. As long as the
foam meets our rigorous certication and ongoing re-
certicationrequirements, it can carry our certication.
Q: Do companies that certify foams have to re-certify,
or is it a one-time certication process?
A:
Foam producers must go through the complete
certication procedure every six months for the rst year
and then annually thereafter to maintain the certication
for each type of foam they want certied.
Q: If the foam is certied, does that mean it was made
without ame retardants?
A:
Certied foams are made without certain ame retardants
(FRs), but only the manufacturer of the product can inform
you whether the product is FR-free, since the CertiPUR-US
®
program prohibits only the FRs that are classied as possibly
being carcinogenic, possibly causing genetic defects, or
possibly causing harm to unborn children, by the European
Union Risk Assessments, or are prohibited by other
regulatory bodies in the U.S. or Europe. This list may change
as science and research dictate, but currently we prohibit
the use of the following FRs in certied foams:
o Pentabromodiphenyl ether
o Octabromodiphenyl ether
o Decabromodiphenyl ether
o Chlorinated phenols (PCP, TeCP)
o Dimethyl Methylphosphonate (DMMP)
o Nitrites
o Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB)
o Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
o Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCT)
o Tri-(2,3-dibromo-propyl)-phosphate (TRIS)
o Tris-(aziridinyl)-phosphinoxide (TEPA)
o Tris-(2-chloroethyl)-phosphate (TCEP)
o Tris-(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)-phosphate (TDCPP)
Q: I am allergic to latex and am having a reaction
to a mattress which contains certied foam.
Can it have latex in it?
A:
The CertiPUR-US
®
program only certies exible
polyurethane foam for bedding products and upholstered
furniture. Latex foam is outside the scope of our
certication. It is possible for a manufacturer to include
a layer of latex in a mattress that contains certied
polyurethane foam. In this case, as long as the exible
polyurethane foam is certied, the manufacturer would
be allowed to use the CertiPUR-US
®
seal. You should
contact the mattress manufacturer to ask if your model
contains latex.
Q: How do I know the specic product I am
purchasing uses certied foam?
A:
Some companies only oer products that contain
certied foams, other companies oer certied foams
in certain products or certain product lines. Ask the
manufacturer to be sure.
Q: I’ve seen advertisements for the product I bought,
which say it contains foam you certify. Why is there
no label or hangtag on it?
A:
Companies that have veried they use CertiPUR-US
®
-
certied exible polyurethane foam in their products may
use our seal, but are not required to label their products
or packaging. Lack of our seal is not an indication the
exible polyurethane foam inside is not certied. You can
look up the companies on our website to be sure they
are participating in our program. If you feel a company
is misrepresenting CertiPUR-US
®
certication, please
notify us at once by writing to [e-mail]. If you can
include detailed information with a photo, website link,
and a contact name, that will help our investigation.
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