Sentences with phrase «ban flame retardants»

Blum was a part of the movement to ban flame retardants in that merchandise.

A bill that would make New York the first state in the nation to ban a flame retardant widely identified as a cancer threat, has faced heavy opposition from the chemical industry and may not come to a vote in the current legislative session.

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Blood levels of a flame retardant have fallen in American children since use of the chemicals was banned in consumer products, a new study finds.

However, the team say reuse of crib mattress must be considered carefully because older mattresses might contain toxic substances, such as flame retardants, that have been banned.

Although used mattresses may appear to be a good alternative, the researchers noted that older mattresses might contain other harmful chemicals such as flame retardants now banned in mattress foams.

Reuse of crib mattress must be considered carefully because older mattresses might contain toxic substances, such as flame retardants, that have been banned.

Flame retardants that have replaced banned polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in furniture and other consumer products are showing up more frequently in the region, Hites said.

«Worldwide ban on flame retardant.»

Industry is using it to replace a furniture flame retardant, called penta, which was banned after 2004 because it was building up in human bodies and breast milk.

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants has voted for a global ban of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), a common flame retardant in insulation, textiles, and electronics.

BVO is a food additive that keeps citrus flavoring from separating in sodas and sports drinks.The additive is still legal in the US, even though it's banned in the European Union, Japan, and Australia because it contains bromine, the element found in flame retardants that has been linked to nerve issues.

PBDEs are found in flame retardants, and they are banned in some countries.

Also, it is treated with the brominated flame retardant HBCD, which we think should be banned.