Pay attention to the effects of flame retardant furniture on health

The latest research in Duke University shows that in order to prevent fire, some petroleum distillant do Home Furnishing, common in the sofa, curtain, cushion, car cushion, in the manufacturing process will add a flame retardant composition, the nervous system will hinder the growth of children, they caused cancer. The dust in the homes of California residents in the United States has already exceeded the limit of the safety limit in the dust. Of the 32 different dust samples, 55 different flame retardant compounds were detected, some of which were strong enough to cause cancer. These household products will gradually release toxic chemicals, especially when there are ruptures, toxic substances will "jet" out, into the dust or inhaled into the lungs.

The Duke University study of harmful flame retardant refers mainly refers to two chemicals: one is three Tris, a flame retardant is carcinogenic chlorine, because of its potential health risks, as early as 1977 has been strictly prohibited for infant clothing, but in the sofa and other furniture are still no specific provisions; the other is a five polybrominated diphenyl ether. A large number of studies have shown that brominated flame retardants can penetrate into the environment, and as time goes by in vivo accumulation, endocrine disrupting activity, affect thyroid function regulation, even can affect brain development, especially in pregnant women if excessive contact, will lead directly to the newborn infant with low birth weight, low IQ and behavioral impairment. Because of this, after 2005, some American producers began to voluntarily abandon the bromine flame retardant, and most developed countries have abandoned them.

In our country, most of the flame retardants in textiles are used in canvas products and polyester fabrics. There are two standards related to flame retardants in our country.

The first is the newly issued limit standard GB28481-2012 for plastic furniture in 2012, and it was formally implemented in July 2013. The criteria for the use of polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated two phenylene ethers, two brominated flame retardants, were given specific limit indicators: no more than 1000 milligrams per kilogram.

The two is the 2006 GB20286-2006 issued by the Ministry of public security on the requirements and identification of flame-retardant products and components in public places, which mainly checks the flame-retardant properties of products in public places, including sofa, such as hotels, hotels, sofa and mattresses. "Furniture for these public places is currently only required to test its flame retardancy, and there is no limit or prohibition test for brominated flame retardants."

Add in the furniture in flame retardant has been the European and American furniture industry trend, there are also many voices called for the introduction of national standards of flame retardant, but with Europe and the United States and a series of environmental policies, the development of flame retardant in recent years and the limited category were further screened. According to the state's regulations for the management of flame-retardant products, the flame-retardant products should be inspected by the relevant inspection institutions, and the flame-retardant products should be applied to identify the consumers.