REGULATORS REIGNING IN FLAME RETARDANT USAGE WORLDWIDE OVER HEALTH CONCERNS
July 22nd, 2024
Increasing pressure from researchers is prompting revised regulatory controls to reduce the use of flame retardants in textile products over concern that consumers may be exposed to air-borne chemical emissions that might damage their health.
A new US-focused study in the academic journal Environmental Science & Technology, for example, (1) has concluded that the integration of flame retardants in car seats may increase passenger and driver exposure to cancer-causing chemicals - especially during the summer. The US-focused study noted that potentially ...
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