California Agency Targets Toxins in Children’s Mats
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California regulators have identified toxins in children’s nap mats, spray-foam insulation and paint strippers as part of a far-reaching law that could affect consumers, manufacturers and retailers across the U.S.
Naming the first three “priority products” California will seek to eliminate under a new law, the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control singled out foam in kids’ sleep products that contain the flame retardant TDCPP; spray polyurethane foam made with diisocyanates; and paint strippers with methylene chloride.