Recently, a monitoring agency in Berkeley, California, has sued IKEA, JCPenney (Jessie Penny, US department store chain), Kmart (Kmart, USA), world-renowned shopping site, the largest discount retailer in the US and the world's largest More than 30 sales companies, including one of the wholesalers, sued for the sale of furniture containing a large amount of flame retardant to consumers, in violation of California’s Proposition 65, which has agreed to pay a total of 230 A civil penalty of 10,000 dollars.
How to avoid flame retardant hazards
Harmful flame retardants are commonly used for sofa filling
A recent study by Duke University in the United States reminded everyone that when buying a sofa, in addition to considering comfort, it should also consider its flame retardancy. Researchers at Duke University have found that many of the flame retardants contained in sofa foam fillings can cause cancer, hormonal imbalance, low fertility, etc., and can also affect brain development in infants and young children, reducing their IQ and causing ADHD.
According to US media reports, Professor Stapleton of the Department of Environmental Chemistry at Duke University and her partner collected sofas purchased from all over the United States between 1985 and 2010, 94% of which were purchased after 2005, and more than 100 kinds of polyurethanes were obtained. A sample of foam (a commonly used filling material for sofas). Of these samples, 85% contained flame retardants that are harmful to human health.
The harmful flame retardants referred to by Professor Stapleton are primarily directed at two chemicals. One is Tris (trishydroxymethylaminomethane), a chlorine-containing carcinogenic flame retardant that has been banned for use in infant and toddler clothing since 1977 due to its potential health risks, but in furniture such as sofas. There are still no specific regulations. “More than 40% of the sofa fillers detected Tris,†Professor Stapleton said. The second chemical is PentaBDEs (pentabromodiphenyl ether). “A large number of studies have shown that brominated flame retardants can penetrate into the environment and accumulate in living organisms over time; they can be said to be almost pervasive, including air, soil, sediments, wild animals, human blood, According to the existing research, brominated flame retardants have been proven to destroy endocrine activity, affect the regulation of thyroid function, and even affect brain development; especially the excessive exposure of pregnant women will directly lead to the birth weight of newborn babies is too low, IQ is biased Low and impaired behavior,†Professor Stapleton said. Because of this, after 2005, some US manufacturers began to voluntarily abandon this flame retardant, which has been banned in 23 states across the United States. Most developed countries have also abandoned brominated flame retardants.
Furniture flame retardant often becomes a "selling point"
The reporter visited a number of furniture stores and found that many mid-to-high-end furniture stores used flame retardant as one of the selling points. "Our mattresses will burn out if they are on fire, and some people who are used to smoking in bed will have to choose this." A brand mattress salesperson said that after adding flame retardant, it can be achieved. This effect.
It is understood that there are two standards related to flame retardants in China: First, the new standard for hazardous materials for plastic furniture, GB28481-2012, will be officially implemented in July next year. This standard gives specific limit indicators for the use of polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). The second limit is not more than 1000 mg per kg. GB20286-2006 "Combustion Performance Requirements and Labels for Flame Retardant Products and Components in Public Places" formulated by the Ministry. This standard is mainly for the flame retardant performance of products in public places (including sofas).
Experts said that there are many voices in the country calling for the country to introduce flame retardant standards. However, with the introduction of a series of environmental protection policies in Europe and the United States, the development of flame retardants has been restricted in recent years, and the categories have been further screened. The detection of the concentration of flame retardants still lacks technical means, and only the furniture components can be tested, but it has to be demolished, which is obviously not feasible for the family."
It is understood that the time of volatilization of different household materials using flame retardants is different. If it is fireproof wood floor, it is generally made of paint or impregnated paper as the veneer material for flame retardant treatment. This kind of volatilization is faster; if the filler of furniture such as mattress or sofa contains flame retardant, then volatilization will be relative. Slower.
Experts advise that whether or not a flame retardant causes health damage depends on many aspects, and consumers do not have to panic. In view of the current popularity of flame retardant addition in China, the concentration of air in the ordinary home environment should be low, and the flame retardant volatilizes slowly, and the amount of volatilization itself is relatively small; in addition, the bromine-based flame retardant is easy. Volatile, the damage is also large, China has begun to gradually limit its use. However, if it is a phosphorus-containing inorganic flame retardant, its volatilization and damage will be much smaller.
Expert advice
1. It is best to buy household items such as linen or wool, which are inherently fire resistant.
2. When the household items are damaged, it is necessary to replace them in time.
3. Always wipe off dust from your home with a damp cloth or use a vacuum cleaner to remove dust.
4. Wash your hands frequently. After touching household products, you must thoroughly wash your hands and reduce the amount of flame retardant entering the body.
5. As much ventilation as possible in the living room. This can directly reduce the concentration of indoor flame retardant pollutants, as long as the outdoor air is good, open the window during the winter and close at night, and open in the summer for 24 hours.
6. Use electric blankets in winter. If you buy a flame-retardant mattress, it will speed up the volatilization of the flame retardant in the mattress, and the volatile flame retardant particles may be directly attached to the electric blanket or quilt, so if In winter, electric blankets should be taken out of the electric blankets and quilts.
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