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Find the composite-wood formaldehyde label on a cabinet
What the federal TSCA Title VI finished-goods label shows on cabinets, where CARB says it can sit, and what the label does not tell you.
What is not established
- No cabinet in this draft has been inspected for a label.
- Indoor air quality in a specific home is not established by any label.
- This guide is not health or legal advice.
What the federal label shows
- The fabricator's name.
- The month and year of production.
- A statement of compliance with TSCA Title VI.
EPA's consumer questions say fabricators are subject to the rule, that the label applies to finished goods made or imported after March 22, 2019, and that laminated products needed certification from March 22, 2024.
Where to look
The California Air Resources Board treats cabinets and individually sold cabinet doors as labeled finished goods, says a label may sit inside a cabinet door, and accepts goods labeled TSCA Title VI compliant. California's rule bears on Florida only through products labeled for both markets.
What the label does not tell you
The label is a compliance statement. EPA's page does not address the emissions of a specific installed cabinet, and a manufacturer-level program such as KCMA's Environmental Stewardship Program does not rate an individual cabinet either.
Original paraphrase of EPA, CARB and KCMA pages.
Sources: EPA consumer questions on the composite wood formaldehyde standards; California Air Resources Board labeling FAQ; KCMA Environmental Stewardship Program
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