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Is Fire Retardant A Harmful Toxin?

Healthy Child
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Nearly all conventional mattresses and baby mattrasses today use materials that contain ingredients like flame retardants and formaldehyde. CBS News is talking about hidden danger that those chemicals have, which Americans have depended on to protect them from fire.

Russel Long,vice President and board member of Friends of Earth, stated that now, virtually every American tested has been found to have some of these fire retardants stored in their bodies, with babies showing the highest level.

CBS is reporting that two states have already banned them, and six more are considering it.

Read the whole story on CBS News.

If you can, opt for an organic mattress, made of cotton or wool or both, and consider a naturally finished wood crib. Read all about these healthy options in Chapter 9 of our new Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home book.

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