The 1.8 Million-Tonne Truth: Why the New Furniture Fire Regs are Only Half a Victory

After decades of campaigning, the government has launched a consultation (31 March 2026) to replace the outdated Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988.While many are celebrating this as a U-turn, my twenty years in the trenches&mdash;e.g. briefing the Environmental Audit Committee and exposing the flaws in these tests&mdash;tell a more complicated story. Exposing the truth…