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So bad about fire retardant in mattresses. They got the law that forces every mattress threated with the excuse that it will give you time if a fire starts. Bi

So bad about fire retardant in mattresses. They got the law that forces every mattress threated with the excuse that it will give you time if a fire starts. Big business. What they don't tell you is that most fires in homes are created by smokers. If nobody in your home smokes you should be able to opt out of buying this sh*t.

XorNot 12y ago
Ok so a bunch of people have commented on that, but what is the mechanism of toxicity of the chemicals? Can they be absorbed through the stomach, skin, inhaled? Are they surface bound or on the filling? Would you have to eat the filling to be exposed? What are the threshold levels involved to create danger?
pragmar 12y ago
Apparently, smoking related fires are deadly, but rarer than you'd think (causing only 2% of residential fires, though surprisingly 14% of deaths). But point taken with regards to smoking in bed, which is apparently still a thing.. http://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/reports/smoking.shtm http://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/reports/smoking.shtm