Flame retardants apparently save lives ... containing PBDEs contributes to the human body burdens of these toxic chemicals," says lead author Ovokeroye Abafe, an environmental chemist and exposure ...

In a recommendation made on Wednesday, the European Chemicals Agency, ECHA, warned that aromatic brominated flame retardants ... EU restrictions – ABFRs are toxic, accumulate in living organisms ...

“While the polymer may be ‘safer,’ it does break down and those products can clearly be toxic.” A spokesperson for the North American Flame Retardant Alliance said the industry has made ...

Polymer flame retardants, originally developed as a “non-toxic” alternative to banned chemicals, may be harboring a dangerous risk of their own, a new study suggests. New analysis of two polymeric ...