MORE ON: flame retardant

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

More couches contain chemicals tied to cancer risk

November 28, 2012, 6:05 AM
Eight out of 10 couches contain flame retardant chemicals that are linked to heightened cancer risk, developmental delays in children or are lacking adequate health information, according to a study released today by UC Berkeley and Duke University researchers. The study also shows an increase... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Governor orders state agency to cut chemicals in couches

June 19, 2012, 6:07 AM
Gov. Jerry Brown announced yesterday that he directed a state agency to change a decades-old legal provision that, in essence, forces furniture makers to pump pounds of hazardous chemicals into couches and other furniture. Mounting research and news reports have shown that fire-retardant... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Advocates continue battle against flame-retardant chemicals

May 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
After years of failed attempts to regulate flame-retardant chemicals linked to mounting evidence of harm, state legislators and consumer advocates are gearing up to take another look at the risks and benefits. The chemicals have been measured at high levels in some Californians’... + read more
Daily Report: Environment

Flame retardant added to state's list of cancer-causing chemicals

October 13, 2011, 12:05 AM
In a victory for environmentalists, a flame retardant common in furniture and baby products was officially listed yesterday by the state as a cancer-causing chemical.  Although the chemical, chlorinated Tris, was banned from children's pajamas in the 1970s, it recently... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

High levels of flame retardants found in California kids

April 18, 2011, 12:05 AM
A study released Friday by UC Berkeley and other researchers found that California children have seven times more flame-retardant chemicals in their blood than their foreign-born counterparts, once again raising concern about an obscure state law. The study focused on chemicals called “... + read more
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