In February and March 2014, the Center for Environmental Health surveyed leading baby product manufacturers on their use of flame retardant chemicals in their products. For the last 38 years, many children’s products containing foam were required to meet an ineffective flammability standard that led to the widespread use of toxic and untested flame retardant chemicals. As of January 1, 2014, 15 baby products* were exempted from having to meet flammability standards since regulators found the products do not pose any fire safety risk. As a result of the exemption, baby product companies can now maker safer products without harmful flame retardant chemicals. CEH’s survey asked four simple questions: 1) Does your company currently sell baby products made with intentionally added flame retardants? 2) If some products still contain flame retardants, which ones? 3) What is your timeline to removing these flame retardant chemicals from your products? 4) How will you let consumers know that your baby products do not contain flame retardants — through labeling or (for web-based companies) information offered online at the point of purchase, or via product websites?
Company responses are graded as follows: Products do not contain flame retardants and are labeled online and at the point-of-purchase. Products do not contain flame retardants, but are not labeled. Orange: Some products still contain flame retardants, companies are in the process of eliminating flame retardants. Red: Products may contain flame retardants (no response). *This report card does not include children’s mattresses and car seats as these products are regulated by separate federal flammability standards. Play yards/play yard mattress topper Changing pads, high chairs, strollers, play yard Strollers, high chairs, hook-on chairs High chairs, booster chairs, strollers Changing pads, bassinets, infant seats/bouncers, play yards, swings, high chairs, booster seats, strollers Play yards, high chairs, strollers Play yards, strollers, bassinets High chairs, floor playmats, infant seats/bouncers, bassinets, infant swings, booster seats
Changing pads, infant swings, highchairs, bassinets, bouncers, play yards, strollers Kids II/ Bright Starts Infant swings, infant seats/bouncers, high chairs, play yards * Exempt products include infant walkers, booster seats, infant seats, changing pads, floor play mats, highchairs, highchair pads, infant swings, bassinets, infant bouncers, nursing pads, play yards, playpen side pads, and portable hook-on chairs. Three other baby products (carriers, nursing pillows and strollers) were exempted in December 2010 from having to meet a flammability standard. This report card is not assessing car seats as these products must still meet a different standard which is being met with flame retardant chemicals. Room for Improvement CEH applauds companies that have eliminated flame retardants and those that are committed to removal of these toxic chemicals. To help consumers make informed and healthy choices for their family, companies should clearly label products as “flame retardant free” so consumers can identify safer products made without these harmful chemicals.
As companies progress, we will update this chart. While flame retardants are one group of problematic chemicals, we believe companies should work to know all the materials and chemicals in their products, evaluate these materials for their safety chemicals and then disclose this information to consumers. When companies work to make safer products, we all benefit.A damaged receiver mount can cause the car seat to disengage and fall unexpectedlyBritax has initiated a recall of approximately 717,000 units of its Britax B-Agile and BOB Motion Strollers with Click & Go receivers.The company says… continue readingConsumers who purchased the products from Canada should be extremely cautiousLoblaw Companies Limited has updated a recall of it brand baby food pouches due to concerns that the packaging may permit the growth of Clostridium botuli… continue readingThe power supply’s electrical components can be exposedLa-Z-Boy of Monroe, Mich., is recalling about 2,700 power supplies sold with lift chairs.
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