As used throughout 310 CMR 78.00, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Bedding. Any bedding material including, but not limited to, a mattress, mattress pad, mattress cover, sheeting, pillow, blanket, comforter, duvet cover, sleeping bag or any other stuffed item intended to be used for reclining or sleeping.

Carpeting. Any fabric floor covering, including carpet padding.

Children’s Product. A consumer product intended, made or marketed for use by children younger than 12 years old.

Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number (CAS #). That number assigned to a chemical substance by the Chemical Abstract Service.

Chemical Analogue. A compound having a structure similar to that of another compound, but differing from it in respect to a certain aspect. It can differ in one or more atoms, functional groups, or substructures, which are replaced with other atoms, groups, substructures or in their arrangement.

Covered Product. Bedding, carpeting, children’s product, residential upholstered furniture or window treatment.

Department. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

Engineered Nanoobject. A material with one, two or three external dimensions in the nanoscale.

Manufacturer. A person or entity that produces, imports or distributes covered products.

Nanometer. One billionth of a meter.

Nanoscale. A size which ranges from approximately one to 100 nanometers.

Residential Upholstered Furniture. Seating or other upholstered products intended for indoor or outdoor use in or at a home or other dwelling intended for residential occupancy that consists in whole or in part of resilient cushioning materials enclosed within a covering consisting of fabric or other textile.

Retailer. A person or entity that offers a product for retail sale through any means including, but not limited to, remote offerings such as sales outlets, catalogs or the internet; provided, however, that retail sale shall not include a sale that is a wholesale transaction with a distributor or a retailer.

Window Treatment. Curtain materials, blinds or shades intended for indoor residential or indoor commercial use.