WASHINGTON, D.C.(Dec. 19)--The Consumer Product
Safety Commission announced today that it has provisionally
accepted a consent order prohibiting Charter Carpet
Corporation, P.O. Box 2088, Dalton, Georgia 30720, from
marketing products which do not meet the requirements of
the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended.
Specifically, the Commission found that Charter's
carpeting style "Ranchero 2009" failed to meet the acceptance
criterion of the Standard for the Surface Flammability of
Carpets and Rugs (DOC FF l-70).
The carpeting in question is a 100% Nylon Pile with a
jute backing and comes in 12-foot-wide rolls which can be
cut to varying lengths. The carpet is of a shag type and
comes in different colors. The Commission knows of no other
way to describe this carpeting.
This announcement is made in the public interest in
order to alert customers of the failure of the "Ranchero 2009"
carpeting to meet the Standard.
This announcement by the Consumer Product Safety Commission is made to the public interest in order to alert customers to the potentially dangerous nature of the carpeting.
The Complaint and Consent Order will remain on the public
record from December 19, 1973, through January 17, 1974.
Comments from the public received during this period will become
part of the public record. The CPSC may withdraw its
acceptance of the Agreement after further consideration.
When issued by the Commission on a final basis, the
consent order does carry the force of law with respect
to future violations.
Further information concerning this matter may be
obtained from the Bureau of Compliance, U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207.