I highly recommend this read and don't listen to those that feel the need to label people as "informinational hypochondriacs ", knowledge is everything and sticking your head in the sand, closing your eyes, greasing palms with fat cash and protecting your pals are the real problems in our society.

Our children, grandchildren and pets are affected by these chemicals everyday. And no I am not against fire fighters, fire marshals or burn center doctors.

http://media.apps.chicagotribune.com/flames/index.html



 

 

 

 

Chemical companies, Big Tobacco and the toxic products in your home

 

 
The average American baby is born with 10 fingers, 10 toes and the highest recorded levels of flame retardants among infants in the world. The toxic chemicals are present in nearly every home, packed into couches, chairs and many other products. Two powerful industries — Big Tobacco and chemical manufacturers — waged deceptive campaigns that led to the proliferation of these chemicals, which don’t even work as promised.

Watch the introduction

 

 


Industry deception

Part one: Torching the truth

As evidence of health risks piled up, makers of flame retardants created a phony consumer watchdog that misled lawmakers and the public by stoking the fear of fire. Read »

■  Tests call effectiveness of flame retardants into question

Tobacco's clout

Part two: ‘Our fire service friends’

With cigarettes starting deadly fires, tobacco companies created a new scapegoat — the furniture going up in flames — and invested in a national group of fire officials that would deliver the message. Read »

Distorting science

Part three: ‘Flat-out deceptive’

Companies that make flame retardants say science shows their products prevent fire deaths and are safe to use, but the research they often cite is either seriously flawed or grossly misrepresented. Read »

Toxic roulette

Part four: ‘Why do we not learn?’

Regulators have allowed generation after generation of flame retardants onto the market without thoroughly assessing the health risks. One chemical touted as safe is now turning up in wildlife around the world. Read »

■  Reform efforts tied up in Washington

 

Reducing your risk

Flame retardants are so common that they are hard to avoid. One expert's best advice was to wash hands frequently.

Read more »

 

Updates

Durbin urges action at federal level

The Illinois senator is pushing for a decision on flammability standards that likely would reduce the amount of toxic flame retardants in American furniture.

May 10, 2012

Tribune editorial: ‘A public health debacle’

“You have been sold a false sense of security about the risk of your furniture burning, and you've been exposed to dangerous chemicals you didn't know about. If you’re not angry, you ought to be.”

May 11, 2012

OMG...I had a client that experienced a MASSIVE inhalation of flame retardants and had occasion to do a lot of research on these chemicals.  They are even found in Polar Bears and the animal testing is terrifying!

It's a fucked up mess is it not.
One of countless fucked up messes we have allowed by doing nothing.
All one needs to do is follow the money from the board rooms to the politicians to the various industries who profit from the insanity.
It protects nothing except the flow of cash.



What would be your solution?

Moons.

Moons,

My suggestion is your suggestion, burn it all down.

Or better yet quit allowing the money whores to make policy in this country.

When manufactures of cigs can influence fire marshalls with money we have real issues. But the masses will do as they do and bury their heads in the sand, look the other way and wish it would all just go away.

I think it will happen soon enough.

I am now forced to smoke (fire safe) cigarettes, they will kill more people than house fires this year.

Teflon can be found in newborn infants.

Everything, every chemical man has produced can be found in the worlds oceans.


You can only hope through education that future generations if there are any, learn from the past.

Moons.

 i GOT RID  of all carpet  12 yrs ago...all tile


I also do not buy blue Bell icecream for the formalydhyde formula ingredient hidden in it.

I read labels..I do not smoke.

Also bought one of the new  Green skillets at Target and it has no teflon.

Iron skillets are best.
I use well water...
 NO chlorine
 We need to re educate ourselves...We live in an INSTANT OATMEAL world now.

My grandkids think if is not instant or electric , they won't have it.. thank goodness my daughter is health food conscious and of course, she looks like MS universe...

lol

she was Miss S E Texas lol

and she still holds that figure after two kids..but she doesn't buy commercial soaps, washing poweders etc.

 my family buys from  Melaleuca. Inc   .Vitamins, soaps , house hold cleaners..

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read LABELS...MY NEW HOBBY

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