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Get the Facts: Toxic flame retardants

(including TDCPP or chlorinated tris; and TBB and TBPH in Firemaster 550)

Flame retardants are found in nap mats, changing pads, couches, children's mattresses, nursing pillows, foam insulation and other products.
Potential health effects include:

  • Cancer of the liver, kidney, testes and adrenal gland (TDCPP)
  • Long-lived in environment, builds up in food web, and predicted toxic (TBB and TBPH)

Commonly found in:

  • Children’s nap mats
  • Changing pads
  • Couches
  • Nursing pillows
  • Children’s mattresses

Consumer tips:
Flame retardants are often added to foam cushions in couches, chairs and mats; to plastics used in electronics and other products; and in foam insulation. Ask manufacturers to learn whether flame retardants are present in a particular product.

* Under our weak federal laws, it’s impossible for us to know all the uses of flame retardants in consumer products. As a result, this is not an exhaustive list of all products containing flame retardants.

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