The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking advice from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine over whether "inherently toxic" organohalen flame retardants can be banned as an entire class. In a letter to the CPSC on Tuesday, the academics' committee said that it had received reports about children who were exposed to these chemicals in their homes and reported symptoms consistent with those caused Pro-ban lobbyists said any partial action would allow manufacturers to swap one toxic chemical out for another. Those arguing against the CPSC said regulation should be on a case-by-case basis. Federal biomonitoring data show that most U.S. residents have measurable quantities of flame-retardant metabolites in their blood. A National Academies committee is set 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 retardants can be banned as an entire class. In a letter to the CPSC on Tuesday, the academics' committee said that it had received reports about children who were exposed to these chemicals in their homes and reported symptoms consistent with those caused Pro-ban lobbyists said any partial action would allow manufacturers to swap one toxic chemical out for another. Those arguing against the CPSC said regulation should be on a case-by-case basis. A National Academies committee is set to deliver a report on the classification of organohalogen flame retardants in H1 2019.