Flammable Fabrics Act
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The Flammable Fabrics Act is a U.S. federal law that sets safety standards to prevent dangerously flammable clothing and other textile products from causing fires and burn injuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flammable Fabrics Act canonical | 2 |
| Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1967 | 1 |
| Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1970 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3245939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flammable Fabrics Act Context triple: [Consumer Product Safety Commission, legalMandate, Flammable Fabrics Act]
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A.
Burns-Porter Act
The Burns-Porter Act is a 1960 California bond measure and enabling law that financed and established the framework for the statewide State Water Project, one of the largest public water and power systems in the United States.
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B.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
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E.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flammable Fabrics Act Target entity description: The Flammable Fabrics Act is a U.S. federal law that sets safety standards to prevent dangerously flammable clothing and other textile products from causing fires and burn injuries.
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A.
Burns-Porter Act
The Burns-Porter Act is a 1960 California bond measure and enabling law that financed and established the framework for the statewide State Water Project, one of the largest public water and power systems in the United States.
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B.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
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E.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
consumer product safety law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Consumer Product Safety Commission ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Consumer Product Safety Act
ⓘ
Flammable Fabrics Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1967
Flammable Fabrics Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1970
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| appliesTo |
distributors of textile products
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importers of textile products ⓘ manufacturers of textile products ⓘ retailers of textile products ⓘ |
| authorizes |
civil penalties for violations
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criminal penalties for willful violations ⓘ establishment of flammability standards and tests ⓘ recall of noncomplying products ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 15 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| codifiedSections | 15 U.S.C. §1191 et seq. ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1953-06-30 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
civil and criminal enforcement actions
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injunctions against violators ⓘ inspection of products and facilities ⓘ product seizure ⓘ |
| expandedScopeTo |
children's sleepwear
ⓘ
interior furnishings ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
prevention of fires caused by flammable fabrics
ⓘ
reduction of burn injuries from clothing and textiles ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| originalAdministeringAgency | Federal Trade Commission ⓘ |
| prohibits |
importation of dangerously flammable wearing apparel
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introduction into commerce of products that violate flammability standards ⓘ manufacture of dangerously flammable wearing apparel ⓘ sale of dangerously flammable wearing apparel ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 83-88 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish flammability standards for clothing and other textile products
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to protect the public against unreasonable risk of fire leading to death, injury, or property damage from flammable fabrics and related materials ⓘ |
| regulates |
certain paper and plastic products used in clothing and furnishings
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highly flammable clothing ⓘ interior furnishings ⓘ textile fabrics ⓘ wearing apparel ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Consumer Product Safety Act
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Federal Hazardous Substances Act ⓘ Textile Fiber Products Identification Act ⓘ |
| requires | compliance with federal flammability standards ⓘ |
| signedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| standardType | flammability performance standard ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
children
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general public ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1953 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flammable Fabrics Act Description of subject: The Flammable Fabrics Act is a U.S. federal law that sets safety standards to prevent dangerously flammable clothing and other textile products from causing fires and burn injuries.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1967
this entity surface form:
Flammable Fabrics Act Amendments of 1970