Flame retardants

Synonyms

  • Flame retardants
  • flame retardant
July 14, 2014
TCG clients Dr. Anthony Held and Laurence Vinocur served 27 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last Friday to companies offering products such as hand tools, bags, and upholstered furniture for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that...
July 10, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing safer alternatives to the flame retardants hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE), currently used in building insulation and products with flexible polyurethane foam.  Both HBCD and pentaBDE are already banned in some states due to concerns for human health and the environment.  EPA...