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"According to parliament’s environmental audit committee (EAC), mothers in the UK and the US have the world’s highest recorded concentrations of a toxic class o
by jimbob45 7y ago
"According to parliament’s environmental audit committee (EAC), mothers in the UK and the US have the world’s highest recorded concentrations of a toxic class of flame retardants in their breastmilk"
So this is a US thing too or what? I couldn't find anything else in the article mentioning the US.
- Someone1234 7y agoIt has been widely reported in the US for years e.g. - https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/four-chemical-classes-cost-us-public-270-million-iq-points-over-15-years/4011087.article https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/four-chemical-classes-co... - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/this-everyday-chemical-was-cast-aside-its-replacement-might-be-making-cats-sick https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/this-everyday-chemical-... - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191213115438.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191213115438.h... - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191022080726.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191022080726.h...
- tjr 7y agoI imagine true of couches; certainly true of mattresses, per 16 CFR Part 1633, Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets. At least one company sells nontoxic mattresses: https://www.nontoxicbeds.com/ https://www.nontoxicbeds.com/