October 12, 2011, 12:05 AM
State officials will decide tomorrow whether to add a widely used flame retardant to the state's list of cancer-causing chemicals. The chemical, chlorinated Tris [PDF], was removed from children’s pajamas in 1977 over fears that it could cause cancer. It is now the nation...
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March 8, 2011, 12:08 AM
Industry is sparring with the state of Oregon over a ban that could keep food distributors from transporting foods on plastic pallets. In June 2009 the Oregon Legislature wrote a law that restricts the use of deca-BDE, a flame retardant chemical used in furniture, electronics and plastics....
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February 2, 2011, 12:05 AM
Citizens for Fire Safety, a nonprofit with ties to the chemical manufacturing industry, has fought – and won – numerous battles to keep an obscure California-only regulation in place that mandates the use of flame-retardant chemicals in upholstered furniture. But yesterday, Sen....
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December 8, 2010, 12:05 AM
Chemicals used to prevent or dampen fires in electronics, furniture and upholstery are showing up in our food chain. Researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Dallas found high levels of the flame retardants known as PBDEs in a sample of butter. The scientists say...
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October 29, 2010, 12:05 AM
Flame-retardant chemicals in clothing, foam and electronics are harmful to people’s health and may not do much to prevent fires. At least that’s what 145 scientists say about many commonly used chemicals that are sprayed on or mixed into consumer goods. They published the first-...
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August 26, 2010, 12:05 AM
The federal government announced this week that a major U.S. chemical manufacturer has agreed to spend approximately $26 million to clean up 17 contaminated sites, including one in California. Chemtura Corporation is a major producer of flame retardants, chemical polymers and crop protection...
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