Re:Toxic sofas are a secret scandal
by jackhack on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @01:15PM
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The problem may be more widespread than first considered - flame retardant chemicals are mandated for large categories of children's sleepwear. Surely direct-to-skin contact (absorption?) is at least as great a threat as off-gassing chemicals from a sofa or mattress.
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Re:Toxic sofas are a secret scandal
by wizzwizz4 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @04:09PM
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If it says "KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE" in red lettering on the label, it probably doesn't have flame retardants. Though there may be false positives to this test (but no false negatives), so preferably look for something like no flame retardants.
Re:Toxic sofas are a secret scandal
by sofarfromhome on Thursday February 27, 2020 @11:23AM
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That's completely wrong. That label has nothing to do with flame retardants. Almost all UK furniture contains FRs but there is no law at the moment that requires manufacturers to list them or even say if they use them at all.