Three popular brands of baby mattresses that were marketed in recent months to families and day care centers
contained toxic flame retardants linked to increased cancer risk, according to laboratory tests conducted for the Chicago Tribune.
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.
This means there are still
potential toxic flame retardant chemicals in our babies» clothing and toys, until a complete ban on flame retardants is enacted.
Some regular mattresses may have been treated with
potentially toxic flame retardants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which have been linked to learning, memory, and behavioral impairments, according to Lunder.
With the growing knowledge of phthalates, VOCs, and
toxic flame retardants in conventional mattresses, new parents are increasingly interested in organic mattresses for their babies and children.
These include, as noted on TreeHugger, greenhouse gases as blowing agents, lack of recyclability and serious fire hazard, even when loaded up
with toxic flame retardants.
This side sleeper doesn't contain
toxic flame retardants.
The product is free of adhesives, lead, phthalate,
toxic flame retardants or other harmful chemicals, so no worries about health issues.
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.
The bassinet includes a polyurethane mattress pad which is waterproof and contains
no toxic flame retardants.