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Toxics:
Phase out toxic flame retardants

Our Position: support
Bill Number: HB 4699
Sponsor: Rep. Deb Kennedy
Legislative Session: 2009-10

This bill will ban the use of toxic flame retardants still used in some consumer products, including mattresses, residential furniture, televisions, and computers. The bill promotes the use of safer flame retardants and bans the use of chemicals that fall under the umbrella of toxic deca-BDE.

Status

More information

Read the Michigan Children's Environmental Health Network's DECA Factsheet here.

Contact

Mike Shriberg, Policy Director of the Ecology Center, Ann Arbor - mikes@ecocenter.org