Protect People From Toxic Flame Retardants In Household Products

  • by: Earthjustice
  • recipient: Members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Every day, most of us sit on chairs and sofas that contain pounds of toxic flame retardants. These chemicals migrate out of our furniture and other household products and are released into the air in our homes. As a result, 97 percent of U.S. residents have measurable quantities of toxic flame retardants in their blood.

This is urgent—we have our first-ever chance to ban the sale of these toxic chemicals! Take action now to rid our homes of flame retardants, before the comment period ends on October 19.

Flame retardant chemicals have been associated with severe health impacts, including reproductive impairment, learning deficits and decreased IQ in children, cancer, and more.

To bring an end to this toxic nightmare, Earthjustice and the Consumer Federation of America asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prohibit the sale of any children's product, piece of furniture or mattress if it contains a toxic flame retardant. We also asked for a ban on the sale of any electronic product with toxic flame retardants in its plastic enclosure.

The commission needs to hear from the public now. Please take action today to let the commissioners know you strongly support this action.
Dear Members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission,

RE: Docket No. CPSC-2015-0022

I am very concerned about consumer products that contain toxic flame retardants. For this reason, I strongly support a rule that declares several categories of consumer products to be banned hazardous substances if they contain organohalogen flame retardants.

This class of chemicals has been associated with serious health problems. To make matters worse, studies show that the chemicals migrate out of products and into our homes, and as a result almost everyone in this country has measurable quantities of organohalogen flame retardants in our bodies. The science shows that these toxic flame retardants are associated with cancer, neurological impacts, reproductive impairments, endocrine disruption and more. It makes no sense to permit the sale of household products made with toxic chemicals that place me and my family at risk of these serious health problems.

Fire safety is important, but there are better ways to achieve it that do not involve the use of toxic chemicals.

Thank you for taking steps that protect me and my family.

Sincerely,

[Your name]
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