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Re:Flame retardant may cause hyperthyroidism in cats by gmac on Monday October 19, 2020 @04:46AM (#24824402)
In general: be prepared to pay significantly more for natural fibres and fillings.

If you're in the UK, it's harder than that. You either find one of a handful of small companies that are prepared to interpret the law more leniently, or you import from somewhere else in the EU.

These chemicals are also in carpets, and here you're in a worse bind, because the natural fibre alternatives are generally treated against insects and/or impossible to properly clean.

This website (which I'm not sure strikes the most helpful tone) has more on the UK situation: http://www.toxicsofa.com/

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Re:Flame retardant may cause hyperthyroidism in cats by ip26 on Monday October 19, 2020 @10:14AM (#24826535)
From research I did, the flame retardant in carpet is actually mainly in the padding. So I compromised on a wool underlayment and regular nylon carpet. The underlayment was not cheap but on the whole the cost was not that much higher.
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