Sentences with phrase «from flame retardants»

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indiana University and the University of Georgia do report evidence linking the disease to exposure to environmental contaminants called polybrominated diphenyl (PBDEs), dust shed from flame retardants in household carpeting, furniture, fabrics.

So, looking at the Roszko, Schecter, and Qin results, it appears every fatty plant food will have some contamination from flame retardants, but it will be minute compared to the levels bioaccumulated in comparable fatty animal products.

It's made of G.O.T.S. - certified organic fabrics and filled with a hypoallergenic, virgin polyester fiberfill that's free from flame retardants and ethylene glycol.

Not exact matches

Specialist materials technology company Alexium International Group has raised $ 6 million from investors to fund ongoing development of its flame retardant products.

It was hastily removed from citrus soda and sports drinks because it is also used in flame retardants.

From brominated flame retardants to the chemicals used to manufacture acrylic fabrics, low - cost children's clothing contains a number of nasty chemicals that newborns shouldn't be exposed to (moreover, many of these chemicals are seriously harmful to the environment).

All fabric, foam, stuffing and filling in the littlebeam ™ Nursing Pillows are exempt from California Bureau of Home Furnishings flammability standards and have never contained harmful flame retardant chemicals.

The Nurgo Pillow is made from a 100 % non-toxic foam pad (odor free, no flame retardants, antibacterial, and hypoallergenic), which compacts into a small size, in its very own pouch.

Made in the USA from high - quality foam that is certified to be made WITHOUT harmful PBDE flame retardants, CFC's, phthalates, formaldehyde, mercury, lead and other heavy metals.

Back Buddy is made in the USA from high - quality structural foam that is certified and tested for performance and made without harmful chemicals, flame retardants, and phthalates.

My Twitter conversation from earlier today: I had never tried to set one of our lunch containers on fire... So I didn't know they were actually flame retardant!

It is high time that manufacturers remove toxic flame retardant additives from their product lines.

From the bodily harm that chemicals like BPA, phthalates, PVC and flame retardants can present, to the ramifications of using plastic — polluting the earth, often poisoning its inhabitants during both the production and the disposal, and using up natural resources — the costs are too high for us.

In this exhaustively researched book, the authors (calmly) talk parents - to - be through everything from the safest laundry detergent to which crib mattresses contain toxic flame retardants.

Just like the Clek Fllo car seat, the Oobr booster seat is tailored from GREENGUARD select certified Crypton super fabric, which is free from brominated and chlorinated flame retardants and affords superior protection against stains and odors.

Some brands such as Britax have removed halogenated flame retardants from their seats due to their toxicity to people and the environment.

As of January 2013, Britax required all of its suppliers to eliminate certain chemical flame retardants containing bromine, chlorine or other halogens, from all components used in its car seats and all other products — while still ensuring their ability to pass federal government standards for flammability.

That's what the argument came down to when a key flame retardant was removed from children's products in the 1970's.

It is made from organic materials, contains no PVC, and does not contain flame retardants either.

With all the things a parent has to keep track of, from soccer practice and doctor appointments to veggie intake and school paperwork, it is nice to know there are products out there that meet your convenience needs with safe, quality material that is free of toxins, such as flame retardants and lead.

Some of the older nursing pillows, including my Brest Friend, from pre-2009 have some pretty serious flame retardants in the foam.

They are made from 100 % organic Egyptian cotton, and there is absolutely no Azo colorants, BPA, flame retardants, formaldehyde, fragrance, PVC or lead in the stuffed lovies.

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.

It is free from toxic flame retardants, mercury, lead, and heavy metals, so you will rest easy knowing that you have chosen a responsible mattress, both for your body and for nature.

New flame retardants also were found in 89 percent of the livers of ringer - bill gulls that breed near Lake Ontario, according to a 2012 study from researchers at the University of Quebec.

One limitation of the study is that it couldn't determine effects from newer flame retardant chemicals because they are not currently reported by NHANES.

«Unfortunately, brominated flame retardants are persistent and North Americans are likely exposed to higher PBDE levels than people from other parts of the world.

In May, Apple announced that all of its new products would be free from brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a chlorinated plastic, by the end of 2008.

Other studies have shown that women exposed to high levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants common in cushions, carpet padding and mattresses — 97 percent of us have detectable levels of these chemicals in our bloodstreams — are more likely to have trouble getting pregnant and suffer from other fertility issues as a result.

The researchers found that a metabolite of one commonly used organophosphate flame retardant, tris (1,3 - dichloro -2-propyl) phosphate (TDCIPP), occurred at levels 15 times higher in 2014 - 2015 samples than in samples from 2002 - 2003.

A class of chemicals used as flame retardants in polyurethane foam furniture padding, as well as in car dashboards and computer shells, have been gassing into the environment and turning up in everything from household dust to halibut.

Four air tankers and four helicopters were dropping fire retardant on the flames from above, but the fire had remained entirely uncontained, Madsen said.

The company said last year that all of its new products would be free from brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a chlorinated plastic, by the end of this year.

Most exposure to the flame retardants comes from household dust, but food also is a major source.

A separate report, from Mark Anthony Browne on work performed at Plymouth University, shows that ingesting microplastic can also reduce the health of lugworms by delivering harmful chemicals, including hydrocarbons, antimicrobials, and flame retardants, to them.

Brominated flame retardants are very good at preventing plastics and textiles from catching fire.

The change does not bar manufacturers from using flame retardants, but it makes it feasible to avoid their use.

Defending their products, representatives from the chemical industry point to broader statistics supporting the use of flame retardants in furniture.

The current law sets no requirements for how to keep products from burning during those critical 12 seconds, so furniture manufacturers turned to an array of chemical flame retardants mixed directly into the foam.

He says that it takes very little flame retardant to stop a lit cigarette from igniting a couch and a phenomenal amount to slow a sizable flame — amounts often used in airplanes and prisons, according to his July 1988 special report for the National Bureau of Standards (NIST's former name).

In one case, Southern Research's analytical chemists were able to steer NASA away from using a polyurethane insulating foam with a flame - retardant additive because tests showed it produced toxic fumes when burned.

On the one hand, protecting children from fire with flame retardant chemicals seems like a great idea.

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.

Aside from overfishing problems, eels tend to readily absorb and store contaminants like endocrine disruptors like PCBs and flame retardants.

Many sheets are also treated with chemicals to make them flame retardant, stain resistant or water resistant, and a person can breathe in the vapors from these chemicals during sleep.

The flame retardant serves to keep food colors in the beverage from separating.

It is patented as a flame retardant but is used widely by the soft drink industry to keep citrus - flavor oils from separating from the rest of beverage.

California set really high levels a number of years ago to protect us from fire, but those flame retardants are very endocrine disrupting with the issue being with the brain.

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