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Some major newspapers and TV stations are about to release news on the health risks from the new national flameproof mattress regulation effective July 1. You will see it on the news wires after July 1.

The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) received 800 doctor and public comments against the regulation. They normally only receive about 20 comments on most new rules. This generated an article in the Washington Post titled: Fire-Resistant Mattresses Ignite Fear of Chemicals

Quick Facts:

1. CPSC documents show the chemicals used to flameproof mattresses include: Boric Acid (Roach Killer), Antimony (Arsenic), Silicon (Silica Glass), Fiberglass, Decabromodiphenyl Oxide (DBDPO), Ammonium Polyphosphate, Melamine, and Formaldehyde. Even what they call inherently fire resistant fibers have Antimony or Formaldehyde blended into the fiber itself. You will also notice most of the systems contain Antimony, and all the Boric Acid systems also contain Antimony.
2. CPSC proved these chemicals leach from mattresses in substantial quantities and are absorbed by our bodies.
3. CPSC predicts we will absorb .802 mg Antimony, .081 mg Boric Acid, and .073 mg DBDPO from flameproof mattresses every night. (Even .8 mg of Antimony is 27 times more than the EPA says is safe.)
4. Young children never studied even though crib mattresses must also be flameproof. “CPSC staff has chosen to examine older children (5 year olds) because younger children’s mattresses are more likely to be waterproofed due to their higher likelihood of bedwetting. This waterproofing, either with fluid-resistant ticking or mattress covers, is expected to reduce contact with FR chemicals”
5. No Labeling Requirements: ­ you will never know which chemicals you are sleeping in. Manufacturers are free to choose any chemicals they wish to pass the severe open flame test.

See these facts firsthand in government documents at:
http://www.peopleforcleanbeds.org/CPSC_Risk_Assessment_Hi…
This affects you. You and your family will eventually replace your mattresses.

Your only alternative is a bare waterbed or a prescription mattress free of these chemicals.

see more at: http://www.PeopleForCleanBeds.org

Source: www.organicconsumers.org

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