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CPSC Recommendations Could Undermine Fire Safety

We are disappointed in today’s vote by three of the commissioners at CPSC to take action on a broad and overreaching petition.

Learn more about toxicity risk in fires.

Given the important role flame retardants play in fire safety, we were pleased to see that the EPA is seeking public comment on its proposed approach to evaluating these chemicals and is seeking more information to inform its evaluation.

Campaign offers five tips to families on protecting their homes from fire during the holidays.

California Gov. Jerry Brown today signed into law a new furniture labeling bill that fails to provide essential fire-safety information to consumers.

Flame retardants have been scientifically proven to help stop or slow the spread of fire, and they help save lives.

SB 1019 does California consumers a great disservice.

Kaiser decision to stop purchasing furniture with flame retardants based on products no longer on market.

Industry group says fire safety could be compromised.

State officials are lowering fire standards and removing an important layer of fire protection that has benefitted Californians for more than 35 years.

Reviews of the available information in Canada and the European Union indicate that the vast majority of TBBPA use results in low or no potential for human eposure.

NAFRA issued the following statement in response to an announcement by NIH about a new study, partially funded by the NIH, which suggests that flame retardants, like TBBPA, can bind with estrogen-related enzymes.

The North American Flame Retardant Alliance (NAFRA) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) issued the following statement in response to findings from a study that has been published online by the Environmental Health Perspectives, which claims that flame retardant chemicals were found in many popular food items.