in early of this month, sharon nelson and mary lou dickerson announced they'll be introducing the toxic-free kids act. it bans two commonly used flame retardants, tcep( tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate ) and tdcpp (tris (1,3-dichloroisopropyl), for they're currently being used in children's products despite evidence they cause adverse health effects, including cancer and reproductive problems,in products intended for children under 12 from july 2014. these flame retardant materials commonly used, such as applied in synthetic fiber or plastic products, yet, they have the high carcinogenicity and reproductive toxicity, especially for children.
the proposed bill also will commend manufacturers avoid using equally toxic chemicals as below: formaldehyde, bisphenol a (bpa), tris flame retardants, or antimony.and it will help manufacturers to determine whether their products can be made with safer chemicals or materials.
