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  • TV news inflames fire retardant fears

    Last night's evening news on CBS reported the concerns on human exposures to brominated flame retardants especially the chemical Deca, a polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) produced in the US. Deca is also a focus of attention in Europe although a recent study from the European Union indicated...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-20-2008
  • Swedes douse off flame retardant ban

    On a hot seat from the European Union's legal challenge, the Swedish government decided on May 8 to lift its ban on the use of Deca-BDE flame retardant in textiles, furnitures and some electronic cables. According to the European Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel (EBFRIP) , the ban imposed...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-15-2008
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