Lowe ’s , the leading US paint spray retailer , has become the first major company in the country to announce that it will no longer sell paint strippers containing the chemicals methylene chloride and NMP , which have allegedly caused dozens of deaths through toxic fume inhalation . The federal administration attempted to ban the chemicals for use as paint strippers in its final days in office . However , the Environmental Protection Agency has yet to enact the ban . Lowe ’s has said that it will voluntarily sell 19 products containing the chemicals by the end of the year .
Lowe’s, the leading US home improvement retailer, has become the first major company in the country to announce that it will no longer sell paint strippers containing the chemicals methylene chloride and NMP, which have allegedly caused dozens of deaths through toxic fume inhalation. The Obama administration attempted to ban the chemicals for use as paint strippers in its final days in office. However, the Environmental Protection Agency has yet to enact the ban. Lowe’s has said that it will voluntarily remove 19 products containing the chemicals by the end of the year.