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Press release “Furniture without flame retardants: a safe fire safety for everyone”
A Safe Fire Safety without toxic Flame Retardants
ECHA recommends restriction on flame retardants in flexible polyurathane (PUR) foams
Chemical Watch, 12.04.18 ECHA calls for a restriction proposal of TCEP, TCPP and TDCP flame retardants used in PUR foams in childcare articles and residential upholstered furniture. The European Furniture Industries Confederation (EFIC) calls for a EU-wide approach to this issue as well as for a wider restriction’s scope, which would include the public furniture …
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EU investigation could put furniture fire rules up in flames
Irish Times, 18.12.16 “Brussels has launched an investigation into whether Ireland’s furniture fire safety regulations — the strictest in Europe — comply with EU free-market rules, following a complaint by manufacturers.”
Fire safety chemicals ‘threaten’ public health, alliance warns
Euractiv 20.09.16 “The use of chemical flame retardants in furniture to improve fire safety can also have severe implications for public health, a number of associations have warned.”
Furniture fire safety rules in UK drive ‘unnecessary use of hazardous chemicals’
EndsEurope 08.11.16 “The European Furniture Industries Confederation is planning to lodge a formal complaint with the European Commission in the next few weeks, claiming UK furniture regulations lead to the unnecessary use of hazardous chemicals.” (Paywall)