New York State has recently approved legislation to prohibit the use of the flame retardant tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TRIS, TCEP) in childcare products for children under the age of three.

On 1 August 2011, the governor of New York approved bill A 6195 ‘TRIS-Free Children and Babies Act’ (companion bill S 4085) to prohibit the use of tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TRIS, TCEP) in childcare products for children under the age of 3 years.

The new law bans the sale of such products in the state of New York after 1 December 2013 and establishes penalties of up to USD 1,000 per day for first time violators and up to USD 2, 000 for each subsequent violation.

On 8 April 1977, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) prohibited the use of tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate (TRIS, TDBPP) in children’s wearing apparel. The ban extended to any TRIS-treated fabric that is uncut but is intended for sale to costumi cosplay anime consumers for use in children’s apparel.