We have an 8-month-old and are moving into an apartment with wall-to-wall carpet that was installed in 2004. I heard that fire retardants used in carpets made before 2006 can be dangerous. Is that ...

There’s good reason to not want flame retardant chemicals in your sofas, mattresses, carpeting and other household products, for they can be easily transferred into the human body through dust.

(CNN) — Flame retardants added for decades to thousands of consumer products in the United States may raise the risk of dying from cancer, according to new research. (CNN) — Flame retardants added for ...

The NIST researchers may have achieved a breakthrough: a sustainable, nonhalogenated flame retardant to protect foam that is used in home furnishings. The National Institute for Standards and ...

Many U.S. furniture, mattress, and carpet padding manufacturers have removed toxic flame retardants from their products and provided consumers with clear information about their efforts. But other ...

A new study confirms that exposure in the womb to fire-beating chemicals in furniture and carpet pads may hinder child development Almost a decade after manufacturers stopped using certain chemical ...

Flame retardants in car seat foam may increase exposure to potentially cancer-causing chemicals—especially during the summer—according to a new study, and the researchers urge government officials to ...

CHICAGO -- Dr. David Heimbach knows how to tell a story. Before California lawmakers last year, the noted burn surgeon drew gasps from the crowd as he described a 7-week-old baby girl who was burned ...