Lab tests have shown three popular brands of baby mattresses contain toxic flame retardants linked to increased cancer risk, the Chicago Tribune reported. In tests conducted for the newspaper a chemical removed from children's pajamas because of cancer concerns in the late 1970s was found in 11 baby mattresses sold recently under the Babies R Us, Foundations and Angeles brands, the Tribune said. "These are bad chemicals, and we've known they've been bad for a long time," Linda Birnbaum, director of the federal government's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, told the newspaper. "If these chemicals are in your child's mattress, they are going to be constantly exposed." Birnbaum, a toxicologist, said regulators had told her the chemical chlorinated tris and other toxic flame retardants were not being used in mattresses. Of the 27 mattresses tested, all of the those found to contain chlorinated tris had labels saying they were made in China or imported from China, the Tribune said. None of the tested mattresses made in the United States contained any significant amounts of any form of chlorinated tris, it said. One importer vigorously defended its mattresses. Summer Infant Inc., the importer of the Babies R Us branded mattresses with chlorinated tris, noted the mattresses "are in a sealed impermeable plastic covering," which "ensures no exposure of the inner mattress foam to the child." But Birnbaum expressed skepticism whether any foam product can be sealed completely, suggesting chemicals can escape as vapors through seams or holes.
GMT 18:35 2018 Thursday ,11 January
Syrian refugee sets himself ablaze at UN office in LebanonGMT 18:48 2018 Tuesday ,09 January
Novo Nordisk woos Belgian nano-drug makerGMT 17:54 2017 Wednesday ,27 December
Medical evacuations begin from besieged Syria rebel bastionGMT 12:14 2017 Monday ,25 December
MoHAP successfully conducts cochlear implant operationGMT 18:24 2017 Sunday ,24 December
Palestinian conjoined twins arrive in RiyadhGMT 19:05 2017 Monday ,18 December
new! magazine names fitness & food editorGMT 17:03 2017 Wednesday ,29 November
Spain reports case of 'mad cow disease'GMT 14:05 2017 Saturday ,11 November
EU can't agree on new licence for controversial glyphosate weedkiller
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor