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Flame Retardants & Car Seats: when parents do everything right and it is still wrong.

It is time for companies to do right by all of our children and provide truly NON-TOXIC products for our children. Items such as car seats are some of the products that are commonly on the toxic treadmill.

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Study finds levels of toxic flame retardants 5 times higher in toddlers

These results are particularly troubling since children, ages one to five, are in important stages of development and likely more sensitive to environmental chemicals, particularly those that affect their metabolism and hormones.

Filed Under: Health Science Tagged With: action, biomarkers, cancer, chemicals, chlorinated tris, diabetes, Dr. Heather Stapleton, Duke University, dust, endocrine disruptor, environmental, Environmental Science & Technology, EPA, EWG, exposure, families, Firemaster 550, flame retardants, health, ip-TPhPs, isopropyl triphenyl phosphates, Johanna Congleton, metabolism, obesity, PBDE, phthalates, policy, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, products, retailers, scientific tests, TDCIPP, toxic, TPhP, triphenyl phosphate, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

I'm looking for comfort, not cancer - Times Square Ad

I want comfort, not cancer

When I sit on my couch to read a book or watch a movie, I’m looking for comfort, not cancer. As we’ve reported in the past, the majority (85%) of couches tested in the U.S. contain one or more toxic flame retardants, some of which are linked to cancer, neurological and hormonal harm. In a new series in Times Square, we’re running several ads to highlight the important role retailers must play in solving this toxic chemical mess.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: action, cancer, cancer and chemicals, chemicals, chlorinated tris, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, Lindsay Dahl, mind the store, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, retailers and toxic chemicals, Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, times square ad series, toxic, toxic flame retardants, TSCA reform, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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