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Litigation

Jan. 29, 2014

Furniture makers agree to remove flame retardants in settlement

Several makers of furniture and baby products are moving closer to eliminating all toxic flame retardants from their products as part of a legal settlement with Oakland-based nonprofit Center for Environmental Health.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Several makers of furniture and baby products are moving closer to eliminating all toxic flame retardants from their products as part of a legal settlement with Oakland-based nonprofit Center for Environmental Health.


The nonprofit had sued companies such as Britax Child Safety Inc. and Children's Factory Inc. last year claiming they were failing to alert the public to the presence of flame retard...

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