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CPSC votes to protect consumers from toxic flame retardants

Washington, DC — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted today to grant a petition by Earthjustice, Consumer Federation of America and several coalition partners to use its authority under the Federal Hazardous Substance Act and adopt rules to protect consumers and children from the health hazards of toxic flame retardant chemicals used in four categories of household products (children’s products, furniture, mattresses and the casings surrounding electronics).

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Consumer Product Safety Commission, electronics, flame retardants, furniture, Liz Hitchcock, mattresses, chemical flame retardants in furniture, televisions, success

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Macy’s to stop selling furniture with toxic flame retardant chemicals

Just hours before planned events at Macy’s stores in ten states calling attention to the retailer’s sale of some furniture products containing toxic flame retardant chemicals, the retailer announced it would end the practice. Mind the Store campaign advocates hailed it as a victory for consumers’ health and the environment.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Ashley, Macy's, mind the store, toxic chemicals, toxics, chemical flame retardants in furniture, Pier 1 Imports

Good Parenting for the Chemical Industry

By Laura MacCleery Laura is a mom and valued Safer Chemicals Blogger – check out her blog Laura’s Rules and follow her on Twitter. Here’s a basic truth every Mom knows: it’s far easier to avoid making a mess than to clean it up after the fact. And here’s another fundamental rule we all tell […]

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Chicago Tribune, chlorinated tris, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Laura MacCleery, The chemical industry, toxic, TSCA reform, Citizens for Fire Safety, Good Parenting for the Chemical Industry, Safer Chemicals Blogger, chemical flame retardants, chemical flame retardants in furniture, Dr. David Heimbach, industry lobbying, chemical company backers, government officials, children IQ

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