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Companies put toxic chemicals in TVs. A new study confirms they’re contaminating our homes.

A new study has found that homes with TVs had higher levels of two toxic flame retardant chemicals. This adds to existing evidence that when companies put these chemicals into the TVs they sell, the sets shed them into our homes. It underscores the need for major electronics retailers like Best Buy and Amazon to prevent harm and ban these chemicals in TVs.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Amazon, Best Buy, electronics, flame retardants, Hisense, LG, organohalogen chemicals, Samsung, Sony

State legislatures take the lead on turning off tap on toxic chemicals

PFAS, toxic flame retardants and chemical disclosure top issues for states

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: children's products, corporate accountability, disclosure, drinking water, electronics, firefighting foam, flame retardants, food packaging, furniture, mattresses, PFAS, Safer States, state bills, state policy

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Staples launches new policy to drive toxic chemicals out of office supplies, electronics, textiles, and other products

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the lead of other major retailers and answering consumer demand for products free from toxic chemicals, Staples today launched a new Chemicals Policy targeting the reduction and substitution of toxic chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), bisphenol A, bisphenol S, bisphenols, BPA in receipts, carcinogen, carcinogens, cleaning products, electronics, endocrine disruptors, flame retardants, food packaging, food ware, formaldehyde, furniture, methylene chloride, mutagens, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), neurotoxicants, office furniture, office supply, parabens, persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals (PBTs), PFAS, phthalates, receipts, reproductive toxicants, Staples, success, textiles, trichloroethylene

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  • Bisphenol A (BPA) & Bisphenol S (BPS)
  • Formaldehyde
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  • Toxic flame retardants
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