The US Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC ) is seeking advice from the National Academies of Sciences , Engineering & Medicine over whether " inherently toxic " organohalen flame agents can be banned as an entire class . The chemicals are used in many plastic products , and are linked with several serious health problems . Meanwhile, flame-retardant manufacturers and electronics makers are dead set against a ban of all the dozens of organohalogens used in consumer products. Pro - ban lobbyists said any partial action would allow manufacturers to swap one toxic chemical out for another . Those voting against the CPSC said it should be on a case - by - case basis . A National Academies committee is expected to deliver a report on the classification of organohalogen flame retardants in H1 2019 .
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC ) is seeking advice from the National Academies of Sciences , Engineering & Medicine over whether " inherently toxic " organohalen flame agents can be banned as an entire class . The chemicals are used in many plastic products , and are linked with several serious health problems . Pro - ban lobbyists said any partial action would allow manufacturers to swap one toxic chemical out for another . Those voting against the CPSC said it should be on a case - by - case basis . A National Academies committee is expected to deliver a report on the classification of organohalogen flame retardants in H1 2019 .