Recently the Chicago Tribune has released a report of testing of crib mattresses for three chemical flame retardants. Chicago Tribune commissioned Stat Analysis to test crib mattresses for three types of flame retardants: Tris (2-chlorethyl) phosphate (TCEP), Tris (2-chloroisopropyl) phosphate (TCPP) and Tris (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP). This 27 crib mattresses were purchased in 2011 and 2012. 13 sold by three companies - Angeles, Babies R Us, and Foundations - contained at least one chlorinated Tris compound.

Just in the past year, there were not a few related actions about chemical flam retardants.

●In March, the largest child car seat in American promised Britax to phase out the use of brominated flame-retardants and chlorinated flame-retardants

●In May, American senator writed to EPA to commission complete survey on chemical flame retardants .

●In July , Graco children’s products Inc. announced to ban the use of hazard chemical flame retardant.

we can belive there will be more banned hazard chemcal flame retardants in future.

Reference

test result by Chicago Tribune

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