at least one fire retardant chemistry to further enhance the fire retardant performance in one particular embodiment the fire retardant chemistry includes an anti foam 0 05 0 5 a binder component 1 0 5 such as conpad aux 2032 made commercially available by consulmag inc a fire retardant component 15 50 such as glo tard ffr 2 a commercial product of glo tex international and a desired colorant with the balance being water the fire retardant chemistry may be applied by any one of the various applications techniques known in the art such as spraying padding kiss coating and submerging optionally the fire retardant fabric may be subjected to one or more post treatments including both mechanical and chemical post treatments such as binder and or additive treatments for enhancing fabric aesthetic or physical attributes testing results as set forth in table 1 indicate the synergistic relationship between the reinforcing layer fire retardant fibers and fire retardant chemistry as observed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention provides for a fire retardant fabric compliant with the requirements set forth in technical bulletin 603 of the state of california department of consumer affairs tb 603 and further offers the desired stability tensile and tear strength desired for mattress component end use applications from the foregoing it will be observed that numerous modifications and variations can be affected without departing from the true spirit and scope of the novel concept of the present invention it is to be understood that no limitation with respect to the specific embodiments illustrated herein is intended or should be inferred the disclosure is intended to cover by the appended claims all such modifications as fall within the scope of.