🔥🧪A new long-awaited consultation on the UK’s furniture fire safety regulations is now open

This is an important opportunity to promote effective and sustainable #FireSafety approaches for furniture without relying on harmful chemical #FlameRetardants.

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Sustainable Fire Safety - The Problem - Fidra

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🗂️ A new report from @echa.europa.eu expected in May, will consider whether more Aromatic Brominated #FlameRetardants (ABFRs) could be added to ECHA’s awaited restriction.

Currently, ECHA is preparing a restriction for 5 ABFRs.

Read more in our latest #ToxicFree4EU: buff.ly/JFz7mJn

Throwing out flame-retardant furniture can reduce toxic chemicals in blood, study finds Flame retardants commonly used in furniture are linked to serious health issues, including cancer and thyroid disease Removing old furniture made with flame retardants from people’s homes can significantly...

Throwing out flame-retardant furniture can reduce toxic chemicals in blood, study finds #Science #HealthandMedicine #PublicHealth #ToxicChemicals #FlameRetardants

#EMST
🧪This review specifically focuses on starch, chitosan, and phytic acid because of their abundance, cost-effectiveness, and well-documented flame-retardant mechanisms.🧬
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#Biomass #FlameRetardants

Getting rid of old furniture immediately starts lowering the toxic flame retardants in your body. Here's why Old sofas are filled with flame retardants, which have been linked to cancer risk and neurodevelopmental issues. A new study looks at what happens in your body when you get new furniture.

#Flameretardants that are still in your furniture can cause #cancer and other #inflammation #furniture But this stuff is already in the consumer system (up to 2017), so how do we safely dispose of it? So many questions here :/

A woman and man lifting a cream colored sofa into a living room.

Old foam-filled furniture can be a source of toxic flame retardants. A new study shows that removing older sofas and chairs can significantly lower levels of #PBDEs – a harmful flame retardant.

#HealthyLiving #FlameRetardants
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🚨 After 13 years of the evaluation moving at a snail’s pace, the @ec.europa.eu has requested that @echa.europa.eu draft a restriction proposal on DBDPE.

⚠️ Two other aromatic brominated #flameretardants are also in the proposal request.
More in our latest #ToxicFree4EU: buff.ly/Aa6feVx

📄 New case study - Find out how Restructa Ltd has implemented innovative XRF technology to rapidly identify levels of chemical flame retardant POPs in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and avoid unnecessary incineration➡️ www.fidra.org.uk/download/cas...

#chemicals #flameretardants

A commentary on the new Environment Agency flame retardant scoping review - Fidra Environment Agency Flame Retardant report does not sufficiently highlight high volume flame retardants currently under close scrutiny in the European Union.

New Environment Agency Flame Retardant risk assessments fail to follow tightening EU chemical restrictions protecting public & environmental health from exposure to hazardous & persistent chemicals🧪

Read more in our new commentary blog➡️ www.fidra.org.uk/news/comment...

#chemcials #flameretardants

A cartoon of a therapy session. A human therapist with glasses and a notepad sits across from a patient, who is an anthropomorphic black plastic spatula with arms, legs, and a distressed expression. The top of the spatula head looks corroded and flaky. The caption reads: “I never realized how me being so flaky could harm them.”

As an actual therapist (true fact!), I never thought I’d treat a spatula. Turns out corroded black plastic has feelings too.

#Psychology #TherapyCartoons #TherapistHumor #KitchenSatire #Satire #BlackSpatula
#ToxicFree #HealthyCooking
#FlameRetardants #Healthyliving
#OrganicLifestyle
#SpatulaGate

alvaDesc used in modeling organophosphorus #flameretardants 🔥
Li et al. applied alvaDesc descriptors + ML to predict flame retardancy in epoxy resin.

Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.po...
More on alvaDesc: alvascience.com/alvadesc/

#QSAR #cheminformatics #machinelearning

75% of flame retardant exposure can come from household dust. 😳 Many cleaners make it worse.

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#CancerPrevention #CleaningTips #FlameRetardants

We found that:
🧪Chemically treated reed improves char and fire resistance
♨️NaOH-treated reed reduced heat release by ~35%
💨Boric acid treatment helped lower smoke and total heat
♻️A step toward greener, low-toxicity flame retardant systems
#research #Sustainability #FlameRetardants #Polymers #PA11

Global Halogen-Free Flame Retardant BOPET Films Market 2025 Discover key insights into the global Halogen-Free Flame Retardant BOPET Films market. Analyze trends, growth drivers, and forecasts in this comprehensive market research report.

♻️ Halogen-Free Flame Retardant BOPET Films expected to reach $1.98B in 2024.
CAGR 6.2% through 2032, led by packaging, electronics & auto.

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#SustainableMaterials #FlameRetardants #BOPET

Children’s mattresses expose sleepers to hidden chemical risks, study finds A new study tested 16 children’s mattresses and found widespread contamination with harmful semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) like plasticizers and flame retardants. These chemicals can migrate i...

Children’s mattresses expose sleepers to hidden chemical risks, study finds 🛏️🧪👶 www.news-medical.net/news/2025042... #ChildHealth #Mattress #SVOCs #FlameRetardants #ToxicExposure #IndoorAir #EnvironmentalHealth #Pediatrics #ChemicalSafety #Neurotoxins

The dangers and health risks associated with black plastic New research suggests that black plastic is associated with health risks. Researchers found toxic flame retardants in many black plastic household goods.

New research highlights health risks linked to black plastic, including cancer, hormone disruption, and reproductive harm. Experts suggest opting for safer alternatives, like stainless steel, wood, or glass.

#HealthRisks #BlackPlastic #FlameRetardants #ToxicFree

🐶 A US study has found links between exposure to certain #chemicals and increased rates of bladder cancer in pet dogs.

🧪 #Phthalates and brominated #FlameRetardants were among the most strongly linked chemicals.

More in our latest news story 👉 https://buff.ly/3EvfFUT

#HarmfulChemicals #PetHealth

Business News

The global flame retardants market is set to grow from USD 9.21B in 2024 to USD 16.13B by 2032, advancing at a CAGR of 7.38%.

For more details: bitl.to/3nOo

#FlameRetardants #MarketGrowth #FireSafety #BusinessNews #CAGR #IndustrialGrowth #TechTrends #SafetySolutions #Materials

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The global flame retardants market is set for strong growth! Expected to rise from USD 9.21B in 2024 to USD 16.13B by 2032, with a CAGR of 7.38%.

Read more: bitl.to/3nOo

#FlameRetardants #MarketGrowth #SafetyMaterials #BusinessNews #TechInnovation #FireSafety #CAGR #Flame

Update: Correction to 2024 Recycled Black Plastics Study - Toxic-Free Future

Toxic-Free Future was recently made aware of an error in our peer-reviewed study on black #plastics.

We are grateful to the scientists who brought this forward and we apologize for the error.

Read our full update for more:
toxicfreefuture.org/update-corre...

#blackplastics #flameretardants

The dangers and health risks associated with black plastic New research suggests that black plastic is associated with health risks. Researchers found toxic flame retardants in many black plastic household goods.

Today @npr.org did a fantastic story on @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social recent study revealing toxic flame retardants in black #plastic kitchen utensils, food packaging, and children's toys.

You can listen to the story here:
www.npr.org/2024/12/16/n...

#plastics #health #flameretardants

Chemicals Used in Plastic Materials: An Estimate of the Attributable Disease Burden and Costs in the United States - PubMed Plastics contribute substantially to disease and associated social costs in the United States, accounting for 1.22% of the gross domestic product. The costs of plastic pollution will continue to accum...

What do we know about microplastics? Not enough. But chemicals used in plastic materials (#phthalates #PFAS #bisphenols #flameretardants) cost the US $250 billion in disease costs annually. 4/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38213907/

Your cool black kitchenware could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here's what to do The products in your kitchen that are made of black plastic, such as a spatula, could contain high levels of flame retardants and other toxic chemicals.

Is your black #plastic spatula or sushi tray exposing you and your family to cancer-causing #flameretardants?

Find out in this story on our latest research into plastics.

We need governments and retailers to turn off the tap on toxic plastics!
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Toxic flame retardant chemicals are present in black kitchen utensils and in black plastic take out containers. #flameretardants #plastic #black #utensils #takeout #recycled
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Black plastic items could contain harmful chemicals
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black plastic items could contain bromine, a toxic flame retardant, through recycled electronics #Plastics #Recycling #ElectronicWaste #bromine #FlameRetardants #health #environment #cooking #Thyroid #EndocrineDisruptors

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Household Chemicals May Trigger MS And Possibly Also ADHD and Autism: #flameretardants #disinfectives #myelin #oligodentrites #autism #hyperactivity
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a global health concern, links environmental toxins, mitochondrial dysfunction, and immune signaling:
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#flameretardants #health #science #hbm4eu #chemicals #metabolicdisruption

😍Overjoyed that @CommonsEAC has just opened an inquiry into "the impact of toxic chemicals in everyday life on human health and the environment", answering my private plea to investigate health impact of #flameretardants in 🛋️, put there by UK regulations that just don't work.

@EU_ECHA has definitely woken up to the threats to health posed by #flameretardants in home furnishings, organising a stakeholder event in Brussels on 16 Jan....