//&#;&#;After all, the chemical industry profits mightily from the current flame-retardant legislation and it has been contributing to politicians' campaign coffers. Among those giving directly or through the American Chemistry Council include mega-firms Albemarle, Chemtura, and Israel Chemicals International; as well as California-based ACC.

//&#;&#;The purpose of this law is to reduce the amount of copper and other toxic substances released from brakes from entering Californias streams, rivers, and marine environment. This law bans brake pads containing more than trace amounts of heavy metals and asbestos in and then also bans brake pads containing more than percent copper in ...

//&#;&#;Californias flammability state law requires that baby strollers, infant carriers, bassinets and nursing pillows contain the toxic flame-retardant chemicals in the foam. Working as a scientific adviser, Blum helped launch a campaign to get a law passed that

Flame retardant chemicals include, but are not limited to, halogenated, phosphorous-based, nitrogen-based, and nanoscale flame retardants, flame retardant chemicals listed as designated chemicals pursuant to Section of the Health and Safety Code, and any chemical or chemical compound for which flame retardant appears on the substance Safety Data Sheet (SDS) pursuant to ...

//&#;&#;For example, AB (Bloom) banned a manufacturer from selling or distributing juvenile products, mattresses, or upholstered furniture that contained flame retardant chemicals a broad catchall term without specifying to any particular chemical, thereby banning not only all existing chemicals used to retard fires, but also any future green chemistry flame retardants as well.

//&#;&#;New_York_Legislature, Marcellino, . An acto to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to restricting the use of certain flame retardants and relating to the creation of a state task force on flame retardant safety. In: Legislature, N.Y.S. (Ed.), S. Online: New York State Legislature.

Although this immediate threat has been turned back, the California Assembly is actively considering a bill that will ban flame retardants from foam insulation. The bill is California Assembly Bill (CA AB ), and it has passed the California Assembly as well as a key California Senate committee.

//&#;&#;Because of concerns regarding environmental contamination and health risks, the California Legislature was the first to ban the use of the Penta- and Octa- BDE formulations as of (California Legislature, ). Similar bans and voluntary withdrawals phased out the production of all PBDE formulations. As use of PBDEs was diminishing, other ...

//&#;&#;_____ contains added flame retardant chemicals _____ contains NO added flame retardant chemicals. Consumer Federation of California testified in support of SB at the April , , hearing of the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee, which passed the bill on a bipartisan vote.

//&#;&#;They collectively lobbied the California legislature to require all furniture to be treated with flame retardant chemicals and a bill was passed. This transformed the entire furniture industry and so began four decades of exposure to every American family to flame retardants.

//&#;&#;At left: Under SB , consumers in California will be able to check the label on the bottom of a couch or chair to find out if the product contains added flame retardant chemicals, starting in ...

//&#;&#;New California Legislation Bans Toxic Flame-Retardant Chemicals. California recently rewrote its regulations concerning flammability requirements for the upholstered furniture industry a change that is affecting medical furniture manufacturers across the country.

//&#;&#;By prohibiting entire classes of chemicals, the law has the unprecedented effect of banning future flame retardants that may be developed. The State of California has found that flame retardant chemicals are not needed to provide fire safety, the original law reads. The amendment goes into effect in January .

//&#;&#;The flame retardants are used in order to comply with a well-intentioned but outdated law that lawmakers have been unable to change. This law is a regulation in only one state, but for reasons explained below, it affects the whole country, and has resulted in the use of large quantities of dangerous chemicals in the vast majority of American households.

//&#;&#;However, the strategy worked in California Lenos bill to ban chlorinated and brominated fire retardants died on the Senate floor on Aug. , and Citizens for Fire Safety went on to ...

//&#;&#;In past years, industry groups have lobbied the California Legislature opposing bills to ban flame-retardants and phthalate plastic softeners as well as bisphenol A, an ingredient in hard, clear ...

//&#;&#;Chan, whose legislation led to the banning of two forms of flame retardant two years ago, said she was "shocked to find out that there were chemicals in toys that babies put in their mouths and in baby bottles.'' "We just shouldn't have these products on the market in California,'' Chan said.

//&#;&#;California bill, AB by Assembly Member Bloom, which bans toxic flame retardant chemicals of concern from upholstered furniture, certain childrens products, and

//&#;&#;On August , , despite industry criticism, the California state legislature passed AB (the Bill), which will require that levels of chemical flame retardants in

//&#;&#;CALIFORNIA / Legislature considers bill to ban chemical from kids' products / Bisphenol ... whose legislation led to the banning of two forms of flame retardant two ... -- Spray-on flame retardants .

//&#;&#;(i) In the absence of federal action, California and other states have taken steps to limit or ban the use of certain flame retardant chemicals. In , the State of Maine passed legislation that prohibits the sale of residential upholstered furniture containing flame retardants.

Effective June , , California legislature banned two of the main commercial grades of PBDEs, and by the European Union. Background. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a subclass of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) that have been used for several decades.

The attempts to block the California legislation and other efforts to reduce flame retardant use took a deceptive turn. In , Chicago Tribune reporters Patricia Callahan, Sam Roe and Michael Hawthorne published a prize-winning investigative series that uncovered the deceitful tactics the industry had employed to defeat legislation that would shrink the market for flame retardants.

//&#;&#;Sacramento, CA The California Legislature passed a landmark bill tonight that would protect the health of consumers, workers, families, firefighters, and our natural environment by prohibiting the sale of upholstered furniture, certain childrens products, and mattress foam that contain toxic flame retardants. For decades, flame retardants have been needlessly used in everything from furniture to

//&#;&#;Californias flammability state law requires that baby strollers, infant carriers, bassinets and nursing pillows contain the toxic flame-retardant chemicals in the foam. Working as a scientific adviser, Blum helped launch a campaign to get a law passed that would ban

CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL ROOM Flame Retardants and Technical Bulletin ... the California Legislature passed, and the Governor enacted, a ban on these chemicals ... Its use has increased in the United States following the ban on the common flame retardant PentaPBDE.

SECTION . The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In , California implemented Technical Bulletin , which requires that materials, such as polyurethane foam, used to fill furniture be able to withstand a small open flame for at least seconds. (b) Flame retardant chemicals are used widely in upholstered furniture ...

//&#;&#;On August , , despite industry criticism, the California state legislature passed AB (the Bill), which will require that levels of chemical flame retardants in covered products be ...