Some brands such as Britax have removed halogenated flame
retardants from their seats due to their toxicity to people and the environment.
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.
Magnolia Organics (click here to check price on Amazon) are made
from 100 % organic cotton and use no fire -
retardant chemicals.
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'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.
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.
Naturpedic takes safety to a new level with this crib mattress: the waterproof cover features an impenetrable barrier to dust mites; it contains no latex, wool or other high allergy materials; it has non-toxic fire protection without using fire
retardant chemicals (e.g. boric acid, antimony, PBDEs, etc), and it contains organic cotton filling
from the US (as opposed to polyurethane foam).
They investigated whether certain toxic gases are generated
from fire
retardant chemicals contained in PVC - covered crib mattresses.
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.
Milk
from two study participants contained the highest levels of fire
retardants ever reported in the United States, and milk
from several of the mothers in EWG's study had among the highest levels of these chemicals yet detected worldwide.
According to Friends of the Earth's Killer Crib report of 2008, halogenated fire
retardants bio-accumulate in fatty tissues over time and can travel
from the mother's body to the fetus.
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.
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.
The Newton is free
from foam, latex, springs, glue and halogenated fire
retardants, which means no toxic chemicals or allergens.
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.
- Made with Australian Merino wool - # 1 sleep sack in US and Canada since 2010 - Naturally fire
retardant - Can be used
from baby to 2 years old
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.
Existing steel structures in buildings are usually coated with a fire -
retardant layer to shield the bare metal
from damage by fire and meet the fire protection standard of two hours — aimed at giving occupants enough time to evacuate the building.
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.
It is not clear how such chemicals escape
from couches, but as they age, they may leach
retardants as dust that then gets inhaled or else works its way into the environment.
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).
Water droplets defy predictions, potentially offering insights to everything
from fire -
retardant fabrics to fuel cells
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.