Organohalogen Flame Retardants Petition; Oral Presentations – Panels 5 & 6

Invite back to this public meeting of
the USA Consumer Product Security Payment our hearing which
began today at 9:00 a.m. will now proceed just a tip that this
is a public hearing to get talk about the application requesting the
Payment initiate rulemaking under the government unsafe material act to
Alliance of nurses for healthy and balanced settings I'' m. a nurse as well as a nurse midwife the Alliance is the only national nursing.
company that focuses only on the junction of wellness in the.
setting our mission is to promote healthy environments as well as healthy individuals.
by enlightening and leading the nursing occupation progressing research.
integrating evidence-based method and affecting plan we have more than 3000.
participants throughout the country our participants include registered nurses from all walks of.
our profession Hospital based public health innovative and also school-based.
technique to just call a couple of nurses are one of the most relied on profession and we take.
When providing education and learning to people and functioning to, our tasks extremely seriously.
stop condition the primary job of our organization occurs via the generous.
volunteer work of our nurses through our plan as well as advocacy workgroup these.
nurses have actually led involvement of wellness specialists on the major concerns.
relevant to flame retardants as well as wellness our job has been directed by the American.
nurses organizations resolution Nursing Method chemical direct exposure and right to.
know which promotes a strategy that reduces making use of toxic chemicals.
needs ample details on the health and wellness effects of chemicals as well as.
chemicals and products before they are introduced on the marketplace as well as creates.
a lot more streamlined approaches for hazardous chemicals to be eliminated from usage based.
on this resolution nurses need to support for customer products that are.
devoid of poisonous chemicals as component of their requirement of method I am extremely.
concerned that expectant ladies the growing unborn child and our children are being.
exposed to halogenated flame resistants each day it'' s my task to assist ladies have.
the healthiest maternities feasible as such I recognize the relevance of.
having typical degrees of thyroid hormonal agents throughout maternity and also screen for.
If an, symptoms of thyroid dysfunction so that activity can be promptly taken.
problem is found that this class of flame retardants are structurally.
similar to thyroid hormone as well as have actually been revealed to disrupt thyroid hormone.
function is highly worrying thyroid disruption while pregnant can have a.
adverse influence on fetal brain development in addition to other inadequate.
maternity results as you have actually heard from other.
others right here today with one in six kids in the US now dealing with the lifelong.
obstacle of developing disabilities such as autism as well as attention deficiency.
hyperactivity disorder we need to seriously resolve chemicals that could.
be a component of this worrying fad I'' m additionally worried with the results of.
halogenated flame retardants on fertility.
raised PB de levels at human bust milk has actually been correlated with prepared.
Accord ism along with decreased testes dimension and reduced sperm matters as.
the inability to conceive is boosting in this country need we need to be dealing with.
these possible chemical origins as a registered nurse midwife I'' m often asked which.
products are risk-free to make use of with their infant which nursing cushion would certainly I advise.
what'' s the most effective team to buy due to the restricted consumer information we have on.
much of the flame retardants dealt with in the request it can be really.
testing as a provider to provide recommendations on the most safe products this is.
especially irritating when it'' s been revealed that these harmful chemicals are not.
also supplying included fire security when height speaking with my pediatric.
registered nurse coworkers they have actually described that they have several methods we can advice.
parents to lower dangers of fire such as having functioning smoke alarm and also not.
cigarette smoking in your home however they have no meaningful advice to offer to parents on.
how to decrease the threat of youngsters exposures to fire resistants suppliers are.
able to add these fire retardant to their products without labeling or.
testing them for wellness results this whole class of halogenated flame.
resistants olive'' s comparable molecular structure and also all are likely to react.
In the body we believe that due to the unsafe nature of these.
flame resistants and also the high potential for damage particularly to the expanding unborn child.
and also children due to vital developmental windows of sensitivity.
that the CPSC is compelled to control these fire resistants under the government.
harmful substance Act likewise the team briefs mentions that AFR'' s might not be. prevalent as they ' ve been discovered in just 22 percent of the'kids ' s items. tested by CPSC this is not an insignificant number as youngsters has.
various toys in their toy boxes 22 percent can cause considerable.
direct exposures among this vulnerable populace our future generation is entitled to.
to be able to grow up as well as devoid of these toxic chemicals let'' s. not make the error of regrettable replacements as well as take on the present.
proposal to limit these unnecessary as well as health harming class of fire.
retardants thanks thank you significantly miss Reed great afternoon first I'' d like. to give thanks to chairwoman Buerkle and also the CPSC commissioners for the opportunity to.
testify before you today on this essential issue my name is Jenna Reed.
I am the science and also plan expert at the facility for science as well as democracy of.
the Union of Concerned Researchers with greater than 500,000 participants and supporters.
across the nation we are a detached nonprofit group dedicated to enhancing.
public policy through extensive and also independent scientific research the Facility for.
science as well as freedom at UCS advocates for enhanced openness and also stability.
in our democratic institutions specifically those making science-based.
public plan choices the Union of Concerned Scientists stands with other.
members of the clinical neighborhood in supporting this request contacting.
the Consumer Item Safety and security Payment to proclaim Organa halogen fire.
retardants o FRS as an unsafe course of chemicals as well as to ban their use in.
youngsters'' s items furniture bed mattress and the casing surrounding electronics.
the clinical proof laid out in the petition sustains this governing change.
the CPSC has the authority to shield the public from harmful materials that.
may create significant injury or considerable ailment considering that the facility'' s. inception we have actually worked to shield scientific integrity within the government.
government and also promoted incidences of special passions.
mischaracterizing scientific research to promote for particular policy objectives the chemical.
sector and also its profession organization the American Chemistry Council zhh work to.
plant uncertainty concerning the science disclosing harms about chemicals influence on our.
wellness consisting of flame resistants is an outright example of this unacceptable.
habits the companies that manufacture FRS have actually put substantial time and also money.
right into misshaping a scientific reality about these chemicals as the 2012 Chicago.
Tribune investigative collection noted the chemical industry has twisted research study.
outcomes disregarded searchings for that run counter to its objectives as well as passed off.
prejudiced market funded reports as rigorous science in doing so the.
American Chemistry Council as well as its member firms.
has advertised the prevalent usage of IFRS at the expense of Public Health.
considering these chemicals via a strictly unbiased lens highlights the.
needs need for CPSC swift action poisoning and also exposure data support the.
analysis of Organa halogen fire retardants as a course of chemicals under.
the government unsafe compounds Act homes that are shared by of' '
ours. include their semi volatility and capability to crowd migrate from consumer.
products right into home dirt and also direct exposure has been linked with a series of.
health and wellness influences including reproductive problems neurological influences.
endocrine disturbance genotoxicity cancer cells as well as immune disorders as a course there is.
a sufficient body of evidence supporting the verdict that these chemicals have.
the ability to trigger individual disease as well as for that reason fulfill the meaning of.
harmful under F H sa probably most egregiously bio keeping an eye on data have.
revealed that areas of color and also low-income communities are.
disproportionately subjected to and bear high degrees of fire resistant chemicals.
including in the collective chemical concern that these neighborhoods are currently.
experiencing from enhanced fine particulate matter from nuclear power plant or.
refineries in their areas to higher degrees of impurities in their.
drinking water I'' ve seen firsthand the determination of the earliest type of. fire resistants polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs that still afflict the.
sediment and also water of the Hackensack Meadowlands just a number of miles from.
where I grew up in New Jersey among my initial Jobs was working in the chemistry.
department of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Study Institute where I.
spend my days removing PCBs and organochlorine pesticides from the soil.
as well as sediment of the of the Meadowlands as well as examining that data despite being.
outlawed in 1977 these chemicals are still located dangerously high amounts around.
industrial hotspots of the nation as well as remain to biography gather in a variety of.
species the ban of PCBs took place years earlier and also we are still managing the.
destructive effects of the chemicals occurrence across the nation the next.
generation of these chemicals organo halogen flame retardants are within.
our own residences and also a series of items thanks mostly in part the.
disinformation projects planted by unique rate of interests the truth continues to be that.
the indication does not sustain their proceeded use.
seen firsthand the persistence of PCBs in my local atmosphere influenced me to.
use my scientific training to function to style or enhance policies that reduce.
public health and also environmental threats and also protect against future scenarios of.
chemicals overburdening ecological communities and homes that is why I'' m below today
to. ask the CPSC to show urgency to grant this request as well as additional manage.
AFR'' s to shield our children and future generations thank you thank you very.
a lot mr.Simon thanks chair Buerkle and also commissioners my name is Robert Simon. and I ' m here today'indicating in support of the American Chemistry Council as well as.
the North American flag retired life liens I recognize there'' s a great deal of rate of interest in this. concern as well as we were attempting to help promote the commissioners demand to.
consolidate some of the testimony so I'' m going to existing statements on part of.
both myself and also Mike Wallace from the American Chemistry Council I'' ll try and also. be brief just a fast remark and I understand we'' ve been prior to the commissioners. previously on numerous concerns as well as I just intend to stress that the American Chemistry.
Council stands for the concept producers of chemicals in the United States and also.
we are totally dedicated to item security that naturally of subscription in the.
American Chemistry Council you are obliged to abide with a responsible.
treatment program which includes 8 various codes including a product.
security code which'' s mandatory for commitment that consists of third-party.
verification in our new product safety and security code yet I just wished to stress our.
dedication to overall product security I'' m right here today talking on behalf of the.
personnel instruction plan as it relates to the application HB 15 1 and the personnel.
referral to reject the petition I'' m going to emphasize five crucial points today.
however our overall message to the commissioners to the general public to several of.
the other stakeholders are today this petition is overly broad it will.
boost fire threat and it is not consistent with the f HSA so my.
statement concentrate on five crucial points very first fire safety as the commissioners well.
recognize is a vital problem for the CPSC to consider we.
a great deal of progression over the last 40 years in minimizing fire threat a great deal of that has.
come as an outcome of the CEA'' s CPSC ' s leadership on that problem and also
flame. returns have played a duty because in terms of assisting lower the fire risk of.
products having said that as you all know from from the number of product.
recalls and item challenges that are around that fire danger is still an extremely.
genuine issue according to the CPSC area information we reply to a fire every 23.
seconds in the u.s.So that essential idea of fire safety and security needs to be.
thought about as part of this and I would simply emphasize that in the evaluation of.
this application this has the possible to weaken fire security and also also.
jeopardize the fire security of some items so encourage the CPSC to.
very carefully take into consideration that in the context of its review of this application second.
factor would certainly be as you'' ve heard I think also acknowledged by several of the.
supporters for this application this is an unbelievably broad request you'' re you ' re. prohibiting an entire course of chemicals fire retardants include a broad array.
of items with various features solutions and also.
desired uses as well as it'' s just not proper to group all of these points.
with each other to take that one-size-fits-all strategy simply doesn'' t make sense the
. threat as well as danger profile of also these materials within this class of.
chemicals is simply not the exact same and that'' s been acknowledged by federal government.
companies consisting of the United States Environmental Security Agency so emphasize that.
factor the petition as it is currently specified would prohibit compounds that other.
federal government regulatory authorities have established do not present a threat as well as would additionally ban.
materials that haven'' t even been developed yet so once more I prompt the.
Payment to look at this holistically in regards to the wide ramifications of.
this excellent example would be under both Republican as well as democratic.
managements brand-new flame retardant items have actually been accepted consisting of.
under the brand-new legislation Berg Chemical Security Act this would certainly run counter to that an associated point would certainly be is the.
materials that are the subject of the request have currently been or presently.
being evaluated for their safety by United States EPA under a comprehensive brand-new regulative.
system in area for regulating chemicals the CPSC clearly has an essential and.
important function to play in consumer products yet this application would.
duplicate several of the job that'' s already underway or has been done by United States.
EPA to examine the safety and security of chemicals and manage those chemicals and a large.
item of this we were right here with the last time testifying about with any luck the.
possibility of the brand-new Lautenberg Chemical Security Act after the last hearing in.
January 2016 it'' s glad right here to state much of the individuals around this space not simply.
the chemical sector yet ecological groups labor unions etc we work to assist.
pass the bipartisan Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act that is a brand-new legislation that has.
entered into result it considerably boosts the method we control chemicals.
in the United States as well as I believe that'' s a crucial element to take into consideration and also I'' ll. just end with a last point which is since we our company believe this the application.
progressed is a unsuitable and really troubling application of the FHS an and also.
and need to be rejected I would just finish with a remark simply directly from the.
personnel bundle that I believe highlights the wide nature of this the FHS a.
needs consideration of the connection in between the toxicity of a material.
exposure to that substance through normal as well as sensibly direct usage.
of an item as well as resulting in substantial personal injury or.
considerable ailment related to the exposure personnel takes into consideration that the ofr.
represent a wide class of chemicals defined greatly by their useful usage.
as well as the presence of either bromine or chlorine the information on OA ofr reveal varying.
toxicity as well as exposure potential amongst individual of our substances these.
differing buildings of individual individual of our compounds show.
that AFR'' s are in truth represent numerous subdivisions of chemicals and ought to not.
and should be taken a look at individually as well as one can not wrap up that all materials.
would certainly be thought about hazardous substances under they J say that'' s part of the. reason we urge the Commission to take into consideration the staff record.
and also the scientific research on these she'' s appreciate the possibility to.
affirm today I'' m delighted to answer any kind of inquiry Thanks mr.Simon ms lender. hello many thanks for including me and also enabling me to affirm by phone my name. is Sonia lending institution and I ' m an elderly analyst at the Environmental Working Group a. nonprofit company over the past 14 years my company ewg has actually executed. original biography tracking studies to record
human exposure to organo. halogen fire retardants we ' ve teamed up
worked together with academic. research laboratories to determine PBDEs impaired product examples from toddlers and also their. moms and mommies milk as well as umbilical cable blood ewg is also partnered with. heather Stapleton ' s lab to determine metabolites of chlorinated Tris and para. master 550 and preschool age youngsters and also their moms these research studies suggest. widespread exposure to poisonous fire resistants especially while pregnant.
infancy and also early youth kids ' s exposures are generally 3 to five. times higher than their mommies in its'rundown bundle the CPSC personnel increased.
issues regarding the requests objective of outlawing all additive Organa halogen.
chemicals yet dozens of researches have recorded the method these chemicals can. Tony the food cycle linger in the atmosphere and intimidate human wellness. the statement today files a clear pattern of regrettable
substitution or. as we learn today to call it regrettable denial where restrictions on a specific. ofr s result in the use of brand-new poorly researched halogenated options most. lately toxicity worries have motivated four states Maryland New york city Vermont.
and also Washington to ban 2 kinds of tryst in foam products we see that without.
clear red loosen up entrance strict Olaf ours as a team a part of the market will. change to new improperly studied telogen ated chemicals bolstering this cycle
most. current sorry Organa halogen fire retardant share physical and also chemical.
top qualities that weren ' t there consideration as a team under the. federal exactly how does their'disc Substances Act the halogen carbon bond conveys. thermal stability but also causes persistence and also durability of these.
chemicals in the environment and adds to their poisoning to human.
When incinerated they create extremely toxic, wellness. as well as persistent compounds like dioxins as well as furans in response to this application.
the ACCC pointed out an EPA press launch declaring that the agency has determined.
50 fire resistants that are unlikely to present a threat for human wellness.
neither the ACCC nor the EPA have actually mentioned whether any of these choices are.
halogenated the declaration is most likely based on the evaluation of the EPA ' s. designed for the Environment Program that was also stated earlier by Rick.
grosse and the statement in 2015 in a report all of the 10 halogenated fire.
resistants that EPA analyzed were rated as high risk in at the very least one group. either for their threat to human health or environmental perseverance and.
bioaccumulation EPA did call 2 chemicals as a reduced level of worry. for polyurethane foam however both were not halogenated a research study by Miriam diamond.
who will certainly affirm later on today examined 94 fire fire resistant to ensure that can be.
alternative to those currently making use of consumer products she found that 40% had.
tool or high issue for ecological perseverance et cetera postured a low. worry and ended the replacement fire retardants have actually to be evaluated as. Due to the fact that the 1 by 1 regulative strategy is bothersome for making certain, a course.
that alternative fire resistants will certainly be less hazardous as well as oppress others.
despite an encouraging market move far from additive fire retardants as well as.
household items ofr has actually remained to be made use of in some new products as noted in.
statement today we conclude that voluntary activities by makers as well as. state by state limitations on individual chemicals are not sufficient.
to keep these chemicals out of new items as well as we keep in mind that portable XRF.
gadgets enable cost effective as well as quick as well as non-invasive conformity monitoring. as a matter of fact meaning that a group large ban on halogens can be simpler to apply. than a ban on details writers the CPSC team allege that there was not enough.
data to show that these 4 product classifications in the petition are the.
source of ofr is gauged in individuals as well as they ' ll bring up the point that the.
Chemicals are using lorries and additionally'one min staying thank you.
research has shown that consumer items are the key resource of human.
exposure to fire resistants in our testament created testimony we attach.
this D finding that twice as numerous extra pounds of PBDEs. were included to polyurethane foam in household items than lorries so in.
closing we would urge the to approve the application as we ' ve written.
and past organic halogen fire retardants in these four product.
category thank you thanks very a lot next is dr.Heather Stapleton dr.

Partnership of nurses for healthy and balanced settings I'' m. a registered nurse and a nurse midwife the Alliance is the only nationwide nursing.
Tony the food chain continue in the atmosphere as well as threaten human health. Meaning that a group large restriction on halogens can be less complex to impose.Stapleton are you on the phone thanks yes we can thank you very much wonderful
even more than 70 peer-reviewed magazines concentrating on this subject on top of that I.
affirmed before the United States Us senate subcommittee in May of 2012 on a hearing.
just concentrated on climate revenues today I'' d like to take a couple of minutes to.
sum up some vital research study findings that have actually been produced for my.
group particularly over the in 2015 which straight connect to several issues.
increased today especially connecting to our understanding of human direct exposure.
associated to utilize of fire retardants as well as furnitures as well as bed mattress because 2008 my.
research team has actually been testing furnishings products especially couches.
chairs bed mattress as well as a number of infant things for flame returning chemicals as.
of today we have tested more than 2000 of these products as well as we have an extremely.
great expertise base pertaining to where fire resistants are utilized and also exactly how their.
usage has transformed in time as opposed to what you'' ve been told our research has.
revealed that flame resistants are really utilized in adult bed mattress marketed on the.
market today particularly cushions made from memory foam as well as our information.
suggests this is not lowering we also know that companies are still applying.
flame retardants to furniture regardless of the adjustment in the flammability standards.
from The golden state this was documented in our magazine in 2016.
digitus research study my research laboratory has been conducting its considerable biography tracking.
studies to assess exposure among the public and is to comprehend just how.
direct exposure connects to item usage in a current magazine by Hoffman and also Al we.
demonstrated that direct exposure to the halogenated organic phosphate flame.
retardant TDC PP likewise kept in mind chlorinated Tris has boosted substantially amongst.
polyurethane foam these studies supply a web link attaching application of
TDC P P. and also child furniture things with exposure as well as infants as a follow-up to this research.
we lately estimated the average day-to-day intake of TDC P P for a baby making use of.
our measurements of the urinary system metabolite we located that direct exposure variety.
When you, from 0.01 to 15 micrograms of TVC PP per kg body weight per day.
compare that exposure to the appropriate everyday intake for non cancer cells wellness dangers.
reported in a CPSC paper in 2006 our results locate that 2 to 9 %of infants are.
currently getting exposure that is higher than that limit suggesting.
some babies are receiving receiving exposure that could lead to wellness. risk this is also released earlier this year to even more understand connections. between flame-retardant use as well as furniture and also direct exposure among the basic.
public we just recently carried out a separate research in which we in fact experienced the.
pillows from sofas in 140 homes as well as collected combined examples of house dirt.
and also blood from participants residing in those houses we located strong as well as.
statistically substantial associations between the brominated flame resistants
. and also the couches in concentrations in your home dust and in the individuals blood.
so as an example if a bf are a brominated fire resistant existed in the sofa.
thought about the fastest-growing cancer based on event one min continuing to be.
and also we have recently released a paper which located statistically significant.
organizations between the focus of 3 different. flame retardants in residence
to us with thyroid cancer and this heart. association was particularly strong for Dekker bromo diphenyl ether a burma.
native fire retardant confining i think this research these research.
studies demonstrate unequivocally certainly that usage of flame.
resistants in these items is plainly tied with direct exposure amongst the basic.
public well I understand the fire threat is an extremely well-funded problem we should.
think critically regarding modern technologies and methods used to fulfill flammability.
criteria in my opinion we should be of absolutely preventing the use of small.
molecule ingredients which will certainly always move out of products and also lead to.
some sort of exposure it ' s simply thermodynamics given the.
integral difficulties in reviewing threat accounts accounts for chemicals it would certainly. behoove us to remove and also attempt direct exposure rather than investing considerable time. and also initiative trying to figure out which chemical has a much better poisoning account.
thank you for your attention thanks quite dr.Stapleton MS Miller yes. good mid-day can you hear me yes we can hear you just fine thank you. thank you good afternoon and also thanks for the opportunity to give testimony. today my name is Pamela Miller as well as I am the executive director of Alaska. community action on toxics a non-profit environmental health and wellness as well as. justice research and campaigning for company and were based in Anchorage. Alaska we highly support the request and rulemaking to ban the course of. organic halogen fire resistants from the four groups of customer items. provided the proof of poisoning and also hazards to human health and wellness.
the Commission has a historical opportunity to make policy that will.
safeguard the health of millions of individuals across the u.s.Who are consistently. exposed to these dangerous chemicals and also especially the house of prone. populaces that are overmuch subjected

in their residences as well as work environments I. am below to speak to the requirement of protecting susceptible populations that. Since they are distant from making, could not be right away apparent. But are nonetheless extremely as well as overmuch revealed individuals of the. north as well as frozen specifically indigenous peoples we advise the Payment to. consider the unique susceptability of north and arctic native peoples
. and also their future generations when considering this request much from.
beautiful the it consists of a few of the most very. polluted animals as well as people on the planet it is a crucial indication. region for examining buildings as well as results of chemicals once chemicals.
get in the Arctic their deterioration is reduced as a result of reduced temperature levels as well as low.
intensity sunshine that makes them readily available for long-term consolidation.
right into biological systems northern and Arctic peoples birth a concern of wellness
. variations including cancers reproductive problems birth issues.
discovering and developmental impairments the fenceline of chemical manufacturing.
Due to the fact that chemicals can travel, circulation usage and also disposal prolongs to the Arctic. hundreds as well as hundreds of miles on atmospheric and also nautical currents where.
they collect in the bodies of fish wild animals as well as people of the north in a. process called
international purification individuals of the north especially youngsters. are likely to be a lot more very exposed to flame-retardant chemicals in indoor. environments as a result of the longer winters the requirement to shield against the. cool and also much less ventilation in
their homes individuals experience high exposures through. traditional foods as well as in their house environments so this is truly a. consideration of multiple direct exposure routes and high direct exposures they also have. minimal choices in purchasing from retail stores in country Alaska that sell. substandard items chemicals are gone through succeeding generations from. mother to kid as well as harm the capacity of youngsters to learn their languages. conventional life methods tunes stories as well as knowledge these neuro poisonous chemicals.
are harming the minds as well as wellness of our future generations because these.
chemicals get away the items in which they are used with evaporation or. weathering a number of these organo halogen substances are currently prevalent in the.
worldwide atmosphere individuals are mainly exposed with an inhalation consumption.
as well as thermal absorption Roman ated flame resistants including PBDEs and also H BCD are.
currently common in Arctic ecosystems with increasing degrees in some areas.
offering reason for concern for example focus of PBDEs located in the. blood of yupik people the yukon-kuskokwim Delta area of. Alaska are the highest known human PvE concentrations in the circumpolar Arctic.
worry is growing regarding brand-new greatly unmonitored relentless chemicals that.
position additional ecological threats in the Arctic consist of consisting of the newer. fire resistants that are uncontrolled at the national and international level several of. these have actually been identified in Arctic Marine Mammal a min staying are
. arriving through long-range transportation current researches show climatic. long-range and also persistent transportation of a variety of these replacements flame.
retardants into the Arctic Salim ovah measured concentrations of 45.
chlorinated and brominated fire retardants and Arctic air samples and also.
molar in 2012 discovered two chlorinated chemicals TCP and also TCP P that predominate.
Ubik individuals of st.Lawrence Island a remote island in the northern Bering Sea. I ' m really concerned that the absence of controls in the u.s.Allows the unloading.
of items with risky degrees of fire resistants into US markets
consisting of. products which contain supposed recycled plastics polluted by flame.
resistants from digital waste we urge that Customer Product Security Compensation.
to utilize their authority to safeguard public health and wellness particularly that of at risk.
populace populations and ban flame retardants and. kids ' s items furniture bed mattress and house electronic devices and also I ' d be. pleased to supply copies of some studies that I Penn has actually done showing high levels. of flame resistant chemicals consisting of the brominated fire resistants and. short chain chlorinated paraffins in children ' s playthings and also other children ' s. items thanks thanks really a lot miss out on Miller we will certainly currently start our round.
of inquiry from the payment from the Dyess and also I will certainly begin that two line of.
concentration of bromine and also chlorine in any type of part of a furniture item.
would permit business or private investigators themselves to hone'know exactly'what. chemicals may be in there as well as the searching for of very low content of bromine.
Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire resistants in those four groups of.
you quite mr.Simon in your testament you mentioned that if we take. this broad approach and grant this application and ban classes of chemicals I. ought to claim restriction this course of chemicals that we will certainly be banning chemicals that. have actually already been approved and also identified to be safe could. you just increase on a little thanks. indeed equally as some examples however we recognize as well as there

have actually been regulatory testimonials. of a few of the chemicals that would be consisted of in this application that have actually gone. through reviews not just in the US yet Canada. European Union and also have actually had those decisions that they do absent. a danger to human health of the environment so a fine example of that. would certainly be TV BPA was one chemical that I think came up previously today that has actually had. regulative decisions by both Canada as well as the EU and also that would be simply one. Added, instance there that would certainly have a
direct impact influence could provide supply.

you have other examples of that I would actually appreciate that thanks.
Commissioner Adler I thanks quite madam chairman mr.Simon is it fair to.
claim based upon your testament in the testament of your sector coworkers.
that we ' re not most likely to see a phase-out of ofr s in customer items unless the. Compensation takes governing action I think the what I would say to the.
commissioners would certainly be as I believe you will proceed to see the use of flame. retardants in applications that need to fulfill specific fire personality fire safety and security.
parameters and particular ludo iPhone that wedding event on that particular would certainly.
include'a farce okay and also detecting the Chairman ' s. point you did cite these researches with by other firms and I think you ' re. referring to EPA and also I note in your statement your created testimony on web page. two you state APA is determined over 50:50 fire resistants that it states they ' re. unlikely to position a threat to human health have you in fact are to your understanding. any one of your coworkers really seen that listing I think that ' s a superb. concern I think this showed up at our last hearing too which I ' m questioning. what the answer is we have we have actually not seen that list and. we I assume we also urged the CPSC to function with EPA to take a look at that checklist I. assume the difficulty most of us have is a few of those are proprietary products therefore. they are not frequently readily available to specifically to a profession organization that. may stand for different different business interests and I simply that ' s your. inquiry or earlier mr.Commissioner I'simply wish to highlight I believe I would certainly. clarify remark regarding the use of afar ' s if there. are ofr is that existing a threat and there ' s plainly some that have actually been. regulated those will be managed so I simply didn ' t wish to leave that that open. thank you I value the clarification by the way with regard to that list of. 50 I believe the reason that it ' s not obtainable has less to do with the truth.
that its proprietary than the truth that my understanding is APA is withdrawn it. as well as no much longer guarantees that list of 50 and I ' m wondering
the last time you. inspected and what the response was offered when you called them I put on ' t have. that information I recognize we ' ve asked EPA to make that publicly readily available to the. If it ' s not disclosing names I assume the Compensation, extent that they can even. would most likely have much better access to that I would likewise just state though it ' s. not just restricted to that review that was done under
the Obama administration I. know there was lately simply a brand-new pmn below the new Lautenberg Chemical. Safety Act that does require an affirmative safety and security determination that is.
a body organ oh oh F R as well as it ' s been approved for certain usages therefore that ' s. one various other more maybe extra current instance'as well as I assume that is public a bit. yeah and also just selecting
up on the Chairman ' s request I would truly. appreciate it'I think we all would if you would certainly submit whatever checklist you have. that contains ofr s particularly in customer items that you believe have. been shown existing no reasonable risk of safety this Huff lien at one. point in your testimony you stated o FRS are not providing added fire protection. that ' s ask yourself if you could specify on that particular factor sure well I assume a great deal of. the products that they ' re in you know we don ' t have infants that are smoking cigarettes. cigarettes laying on their floor coverings or on nursing cushions that actually not required.
in these kinds of items and also it ' s just creating even more direct exposure to these.
possibly hazardous chemicals where they ' re actually not required yeah as well as as well as.
f RS yet to be uncovered that'share these very same physical chemical biological.
characteristics as existing ofr s such that we should not take a course technique.
to controling them I have not and also individuals that affirmed today consisting of dr. Birnbaum practically have the exact same you understand belief and that their hat there has.
not yet been one organic halogen fire that might be that wasn ' t linked to no.
I want to make sure that I my understanding is that you ' ve done.
blood of people and which which research study supports that that is the Hamel il 2017.
publication pointed out in my created testimony terrific thank you so a lot and.
dr.Lund ah you stated in your you have explanation 16 17 18 19 20 that ' s included. in your connect to as well as in your written testimony as well as this point seems to be.
that a lot of the ofr remains in the dirt in the residence are the result of Oh affairs.
and also house products did I understand that correctly yes that is our the. recommendations we pulled to reveal the link between the the family items and.
exposure of house residents although reference 16 is to refer to the.
fact that more two times as numerous PS PBDEs were included in household furniture than.
to vehicles fantastic as well as mr.

However are nevertheless very as well as overmuch exposed individuals of the. I ' m really worried that the lack of controls in the u.s.Allows the disposing.
Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire retardants in those four categories of. 50 I believe the factor that it ' s not available has less to do with the fact.
I desire to make sure that I my understanding is that you ' ve done.Simon I understand basic you claimed
that you sustain the package and that you think that this band would certainly be excessively
wide but I desire to see if I can focus on that a little due to the fact that the package
is I comprehend it definitely found that ofr s are poisonous that they move from
products as well as items with greater ofr s are associated with areas with warm with
a lot more dust which AFR'' s in blood and also if there are higher or fires in blood that
is linked with negative wellness influence do you agree with all of that don'' t. stress I ' ll reach your objection however do you concur with that until now no and also I.
assume I simply desired to clarify I assume it'' s really clear in the personnel record that. there is a recognition there not all of those substances are toxic and there'' s. even a graph that sort of shown and also I apologize due to the fact that I phrased that.
poorly all of the oil fires about which we have.
data showed that they are our toxic correct no and I wear'' t concur with that. all right which as well as you'' re which ones are not harmful that have actually been studied yes I think.
there'' s a number that'which ' s among our issues concerning the broad approach is. that you ' re regulating actually you understand relying on 25 to 85 different.
chemicals so you'' re and you you ' re claiming that there are research studies of non non. polymeric additive organo halogens that show that several of them are safe as well as not. poisonous is that what you'' re informing us yes the only witness who claimed that today so.
if you can give those dyes that would certainly be terrific um and also but you agree that if.
We'' ve done researches of you you disagree with that.
I would certainly claim you'' d have to clarify what the source of the ofr
is where'it. shouldn ' t it could not simply be furnishings maybe other sources which ' s an. vital determination which was the basis about my concern is that if you.
have furniture with high o FRS do you concur or differ that it'' s linked. with greater o FRS as well as the dust in the room again I would state it depends on the.
O FRS as well as likewise the application that it'' s used and if there are greater or fires in.
the room in a space and also individuals stay in that area would you agree that with children.
it'' s linked with higher o FRS in the blood in the urine I simply wish to be.
clear I'' m not trying to avoid your question I'' m attempting to actually clear up.
different no much'' s are utilized in various matrices they'' ve been a migrate or cut .
or be given off at various degrees or perhaps not at all which'' s why I ' m just. imagine to claim so generally that of course after that and also I tried to make it clear at the.
start of the day that when I claim ofr is I'' m describing specifically what we'' re. managing in this application non polymeric additive organo halogens and also.
just to clarify differ that all ofr is existing a danger which all ofr.
If you, associated know of any of those that that we have are dealing with.
might inform us what research studies would sustain what your sight is because it''
s so. different than anyone that'' s testified today thanks.
Thanks commissioner kay thank you madam chair I''

m mr.Simon I assume you.
did mention at the very least among them though and correct me please if I'' m incorrect TBB.
did you discuss that as one that had actually been vindicated as well as what'' s your. understanding of this of the research studies connected with that certain chemical. When you look at the overall direct exposure for that chemical, that you understand overall.
does not provide a danger to human wellness or the atmosphere as well as we'' ve done some.
sustaining scientific research that considers meta-analysis of the information that'' s out. there just to use that as an example degrees of TB BPA that are out there are. 7 million times below those that would likely trigger wellness impacts so they.
think that'' s simply a very concrete example which'' s what led governments.
like Canada an EU to make that determination I believe it'' s crucial
to. note though that continuous research study is always appropriate and also you constantly intend to make.
sure that I know there is continuous study associated with television BPA.
funded by the market as well as likewise by governments and so it is something that.
we ought to take a look at but there'' s plainly been a regulatory resolution there.
and you referred earlier to the team chart I believe as well as I'' m checking out web page.
99 of the personnel rundown and also under that on the chart where it says TB BPA it.
mark off toxicity related to intense poisoning persistent poisoning.
reproductive growth toxicity neurotoxicity.
genetic toxicity and chronic coughing Yuman poisoning as well as labels that as a chronic.
harmful chemical and so just how does that square with your view that it has been.
discovered not to be harmful as with any kind of chemical it'' s a function of.
I assume for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the staff graph as.
you take a look at the exposure levels that does absent a risk which was.
that was what I was mentioning so excuse any type of complication there so.
what'' s distinct about tbv PA that even if it'' s hazardous it there ' s no exposure
to it'. well I think it ' s a combination of it there ' s differing degrees of toxicity and also.

That ' s one as well as'I think even dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so just because something
has the potential to be toxicPoisonous it might extremely various arrays maybe more harmful less harmful and also the 2nd. is the direct exposure item therefore we assume it'' s clear that TV BPA is not at levels.
of direct exposure and also that'' s why I hesitated in response to Commissioner.
Robinson'' s question to instantly claim that all of the far has created huge.
degrees of exposure so the research study that you'' re describing or the metadata.
meta-analysis associated with the research studies if I recognize you appropriately.
put on'' t disagree as much with the poisoning but even more with the lack of.
exposure is that what you'' re saying absolutely and in your mind those.
research studies pardon this chemical and remove it from consideration.
I assume classic toxicology would state that if you'' re not exposed as something.
at a degree that'' s likely to trigger adverse impacts that yes and dr. Stapleton do you the characterization regarding the direct exposure connected with that.
chemical I think there'' s a thanks for asking me because there ' s a bottom line. that ' s missing right here is that TV BPA greater than ninety percent of its use it is a.
high production volume chemical is made use of in a reactive form which indicates it'' s. chemically bound to the items it'' s affixed to and less likely to seep out.
If, leading to exposure which is why that direct exposure threat is so little 40 B BPA.
that were to be and change made use of a lot more in an additive kind exposure would certainly.
Go up it depends on exactly how it'' s used in the item and that relates to.
the danger is that consistent mr.Simon understanding absolutely I assume that ' s. regular I think that quote was very vital it depends on using the. If it ' s in an additive it ' s not being made use of in an, item it appears like. additive type so your firm shouldn ' t have a problem. that being outlawed and also products in that form it is utilized in an additive form as well as. I think I simply on concept we ' re reluctant to see right here you ' ve made. decisions by federal governments that this does not offer a risk and yet you ' re. still gon na outlaw it which ' s I think a fundamental policy as well as choice from the. Compensation however that ' s one of the concerns we have with the petition general and also. Because Since think that, those decisions by federal governments are going to
provide supply us and and we I. think assume provided offered after the last January hearing. those are essential as well as we ' ll absolutely share those and make certain those are. offered to everybody and one of the remarks that dr.Ausmus made was that. there ' s a total change

in the reasoning of business now and also if they find a. particle that is harmful they won ' t they ' ll
quit production is that. something that you ' re knowledgeable about I think overall as a society we ' re a lot. extra knowledgeable about chemical issues and also chemical monitoring issues I mentioned. our responsible care program that has an item safety code imposes specific. responsibilities and also our members from establishing an item to finish a life so I. believe there ' s a lot more recognition I would also rehash we have actually come a long. way in a few of our chemical guideline it ' s gon na be very difficult to introduce a. new chemical that has a few of the issues that we ' ve all spoke around below today I. believe that ' s an advantage and I recognize that'' s something that'that you'' ve in. particular been an advocate for for a long period of time and also that assists avoid this.
issue of subsidy writeable substitution and seeing to it we'' re thoughtful as we.
take a look at product layout I regret my time has ended thanks thank you really.
much commissioner a lot more heroic no doubt thanks at that'' s this time around.
after that we will certainly finish this fifth panel and once more our genuine gratitude to every one of.
you for being here for your willingness to indicate and we will take a few.
mins to switch over right into our sixth panel and also again my sincere many thanks thanks welcome back to this public conference.
we'' re mosting likely to proceed our last panel for today as well as the six people that are.
joining us this afternoon are on the phone so we have no one being in front.
of us yet let me say to every one of you and also thank you for being here if we could.
just I'' ll call your name if you can simply confirm with me that you get on the.
line that would be really handy miss out on burrow Meier good mid-day hi.
thank you dr.Singler indeed

I'' m below thanks as well as can I verify that you are going.
to have a PowerPoint to reveal us that we have it yet I that you'' re planning on.
revealing it of course that'' s right thank you significantly dr. ruby yes I'' m. right here thanks miss out on Curtis I'' m here dr.

PA did you discuss that as one that had actually been exonerated as well as what'' s your. I believe for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the team chart as. That ' s one and'I believe even dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so just since something
has the potential possible be toxicHazardous I believe I simply on concept we ' re reluctant to see here you ' ve made. Payment but that ' s one of the concerns we have with the petition overall as well as.Hirschmann
latency period in between exposure and also beginning of the condition and also.
large number of chemicals we are revealed to everyday there is sufficient.
toxicological evidence of damage to enable and in fact to require the Compensation to.
act chemical market has long suggested that if you can'' t show straight
causation. you can'' t regulate the chemical we require only check out the example of tobacco use.
to see the outcomes of that method millions dead while the cigarette industry.
proceeds to make numerous numerous bucks in revenue the Payment.
need to not adopt the exact same unreasonably high as well as eventually harmful criterion.
below lack of information on societal cost of health problem the personnel reefing competes that.
they do not have sufficient information to do a cost-benefit evaluation for approving the.
application one minute loading it will always be simpler to record the.
difficult price to sector of banning chemicals from certain items than it.
Is to establish the economic advantage of illness avoidance yet we can.
track a lot of the clinical as well as shed productivity prices for illness like.
breast cancer cells however exactly how does one quantify the societal price of the discomfort and.
suffering of the countless ladies as well as males and their families dealing with a bust.
cancer medical diagnosis we send that those integrated prices far surpass whatever.
financial impact there may get on producers being asked to just stop.
making use of these chemicals in recap rejecting the setting would be a failing by the.
Commission to appropriately protect public wellness we prompt the Payment to turn down.
the personnel briefing plan as well as accepted the petition as it was sent thank.
you once again for this opportunity to affirm thanks significantly dr.Singler.

thanks for the possibility to affirm today my name is Venus engli and also I am.
supervisor of research study translation at the program on reproductive wellness of the.
atmosphere at University of The Golden State San Francisco my research focuses on.
chemicals in the interior setting and impacts on vulnerable populations such.
as pregnant women as well as kids next slide.
why do priests mission is to develop a healthier setting for human.
recreation as well as development with progressing scientific questions professional.
care as well as health and wellness plans that protect against direct exposures to harmful chemicals in our.
atmosphere following slide the government dangerous compounds Act to locate the.
– compound as you see right here as well as today I'' ll be concentrating on the 2nd part the.
fact that exposure to hazardous substance happens as an outcome of.
popular use next slide so beginning in the middle of the slide we understand that.
fire retardants in interior air and dust results in human exposures as we'' ve heard.
from many other testifiers today and also we intend to comprehend type of one go back.
from that how the products in question in this request electronics youngsters'' s. products furniture and also cushions contribute to flame resistants in interior.
air and also dirt and also the succeeding human exposures following slide slide 5 so.
scientists use a framework referred to as the Bradford Hill elements to review the.
proof linking the possible domino effect so I'' ll briefly review several of.
the evidence connecting to the key aspects today as well as refer the Compensation.
commissioners to my full created testimony for a more in-depth.
description so the elements are do we see a gradient of result and also what'' s the. stamina of the result is it statistically substantial. is there a logical timing of the occasion does the cause come before the effect is.
there uniformity between researches and also do we have experimental evidence that''
s in. coherence with the real-world monitorings next slide in this graph.
we'' re taking a look at the H BCD level as well as dust on the left hand side and range.
from tv under H BCD degrees are highest possible as well as dirt straight by.
the TV and degrees drop substantially as you relocate away from the television and also other.
research studies had similar searchings for with furnishings and also mattresses this gradient.
of impact highly recommends that these items are the resources of the.
flame-retardant discharges to dust next slide slide 7 in this study scientists.
gathered dust samples from bed mattress as well as floorings inside houses as well as they discovered a.
statistically significant strong relationship in between levels of brominated.
flame resistants and bed mattress dust and also Florida the toughness of this result.
recommends that the cushion is a major factor to the flame-retardant.
filling in dirt and various other research studies made comparable findings.
for furniture electronics as well as youngsters'' s items next slide in these graphs.
we'' re looking at PB de levels and also dirt on the left hand side in regard to.
When you eliminate, whether or not items are existing so in blue you can see that.
a product consisting of flame retardants the television the PB de degrees dropped.
When you, significantly by nearly 80% on the various other hand you can see in orange that.
put a brand-new product including flame resistants into the space the bed mattress PB.
de levels enhanced substantially by concerning 2,000 percent so this extremely clear.
relationship between the timing of the presumed cause-and-effect highly.
suggest that these products are major factors to flame retardant loading.
as well as dust and also comparable outcomes have been located with other type of items and also.
various other research studies next slide slide 9 researches on these items on fire resistant.
exhausts were performed in the US Canada the EU as well as New Zealand in.
various type of interior settings houses youngster care centers offices as well as.
with different sort of items these researches all made comparable findings around.
fire retardant one minute remaining right into interior dirt and also air as well as the.
consistency of results across the different studies boosts our.
self-confidence in the searchings for next slide and afterwards finally we see this comprehensibility.
in between the outcomes of the laboratory studies and also real globe monitorings in.
this research study the researchers discovered that the stool as well as speculative chamber produced.
flame retardants directly right into the chamber and they located comparable results.
with various other type of items so this follows the real-world researches.
that locate these products add to fire retardant exhausts next slide in.
final thought considering the elements scientists utilized to assess widgets.
affiliations in between domino effect there is a strong body of evidence showing.
that these products add to fire retardant levels inside your home in succeeding.
human exposures this evidence also talks to the reality that getting rid of these.
flame-retardant products from indoor atmosphere has the prospective to.
substantially reduced human exposures to these chemicals thanks quite for.
the opportunity – great thanks quite dr.Diamond.

Thanks chair Buerkle as well as commissioners for the possibility to.
talk in assistance of the application I'' m a professor of environmental chemistry at.
the College of Toronto in Canada I'' ve been publishing and researching on.
organo halogen fire retardants or ofr considering that the very early 2000s.
some of the testament today has actually mentioned my laboratories work I will certainly speak on three factors.
Of all why must the Commission act to regulate ofr s as a course all ofr.
semi-volatile natural substances or s VOCs s EO CS that are additive to a.
polymer certainly and also predictably migrate from their beginning of that.
polymer to the surrounding environment that consists of people movement of.
audited ofr is is a fundamental residential or commercial property of the ofr subclass they were talking.
of movement from 4 item classifications to the surrounding.
environment inside your home where these products are located additive ofr is migrated to.
preferentially collect in people as well as other fatty types of products inside your home.
movement can be with air or by straight transfer from the item.
particularly those fatty or organic abundant constituents as well as doors are our skin our.
apparel as well as dirt once more migration of additive ofr s from products and.
buildup on skin apparel and dust is predictable and inescapable ultimately.
ofr s as well as various other chemicals released inside are consistent due to minimal.
chemical deterioration paths this leads me to direct number two the connection.
When a request was tabled in, between degrees of reduced FRS and also items and also dirt.
2015 to our best understanding it was dirt there was a key resource of human.
direct exposure to ofr as a class yet research including our very own has advanced our.
understanding of exposure courses beyond that of dirt dust is likely a surrogate.
or proxy for interior origins of ofr exposure instead we now comprehend it ofr.
s are transferred directly from products to hands followed by hand to mouth.
tact likewise our hands get polluted desks once more transferred by hand to mouth.
call we also recognize that ofr is launched from items right into air in.
evitable and also predictably accumulate on all.
bearskin and on our clothes oh FRS on skin as well as clothing add to direct exposure.
to summarize we now understand that o FRS follow multiple routes of direct exposure.
indoors and also the dust is a sensible surrogate for direct exposure as well as the 4.
item classes I wish to concentrate on o FRS and digital cases all digital.
products that we tested which is nearly 300 products include additive oh f RS in.
their casings we located a statistically substantial connection in between levels.
of o FRS in products and Oh F RS as well as cleans that'' s a basi Adele 2016 our.
current information by yang Adele 2017 show a connection between ofr swipe from the.
surface areas of portable digital tools and also their owners hands these gadgets.
consist of cellular phone tablets residence phones and also laptop computers I'' ve been viewing the.
procedures today on YouTube I see several people are holding a mobile phone I see.
the youngsters that ever before younger ages are taking care of electronic tools like cell.
phones that include ofr s the transfer of Oh F bars from portable digital.
gadgets to young children also toddlers and to everyone taking care of these tools is.
unavoidable I appreciate the requirement to have fire safety statement today has included.
remarks at O FRS boosted the security of electronic products I welcome.
peer-reviewed clinical proof to show this as I am not aware of such.
evidence I wrap up by sustaining the request we understand that ofr is migrated.
from items there'' s solid proof of extensive human direct exposure to O FRS as.
complicated in one minute continuing to be aesthetic chemicals as well as there are strong.
evidence of their capacity to trigger several damaging results thank you thank.
you very much miss out on Curtis I'' m Cathy Curtis executive supervisor of tidy and.
healthy and balanced New York we thank the Commission for the.
opportunity to indicate though greater than a year and a fifty percent has actually passed because we.
last have defied prior to this body on this topic we remain convinced that it.
is essential for the Consumer Item Security Compensation to approve the restriction of.
organo halogen fire retardants and also customer products clean and also healthy and balanced New.
York has concentrated on flame-retardant chemicals for over a decade and my job.
significantly/ dates that I led work to pass the New york city state legislation outlawing.
Penta and also octa and creating a job pressure on flame resistant security to check out.
alternatives to deca c hny led the work to pass a first in country restriction on TC EP.
as well as subsequent development of the legislation to consist of TDC PP in new york state.
– carcinogens i collaborated the National Partnership for hazardous complimentary fire safety and security as well as.
from 2006 to 2014 as well as throughout that period I assisted Guard government deca BD.
phase-out development substantial market shifts and helped coordinate a number of.
state level bans I offered on the EPA made for the atmosphere.
options analysis partnerships for both deca and also HB c HB CD and was among.
2 supporters with the New york city State Specialist Firefighters Organization.
assigned to New York'' s Task Force on fire resistant security from 2005 to 2013.
when I talked in January 2016 I specified that 12 states did something about it on fire.
resistant chemicals as of today 14 states have actually taken on a total of 33.
policies 15 states have 22 pending plans in 2017 with a total amount of 23.
states either having enacted laws or having pending regulations or both and.
Regardless of state-level ofr restrictions and market shifts the usage of harmful.
chemicals in residence products and children'' s items continues which is why government.
activity for CPSC is needed in December 2015 the safe sofas and also more.
campaign launched the report flame retardants as well as furnishings dropped in.
floors leaders laggards and also the drive for modification we found that of the tops.
furniture bed mattress and carpet extra padding manufacturers there was an array of use.
of flame retardant chemicals just five of the 14 mattress business reported.
being devoid of flame-retardant chemicals here'' s what the executive summary stated.
about bed mattress 5 of 14 mattress makers reported not utilizing flame resistant.
chemicals 5 reported not being proactively fire retardant cost-free 4 did not resource.
flame retardant totally free foam and also 1 did not offer quality that their barrier was.
flame-retardant complimentary one utilizes flame resistants in some items as well as not in.
others 3 did not offer information because the publication of that record.
none of the cushion producers have actually challenged these searchings for given that January.
Companies reporting to Washington State under their kids'' s safe. products act have reported a hundred as well as 10 circumstances of fire resistant usage in.
baby and also youngsters'' s items this consists of four records of deca BD use.
one of which went to degrees over 10,000 parts per million two instances of hexa.
bromo cyclododecatriene or bisphenol A – one instance of TDC PP as well as one circumstances.
of P CEP additionally unpublished third-party lab testing by the preparing yourself.
for infant project which c hny works with as well as the Facility for.
Environmental Health and wellness in 2016 and 2017 have found halogenated fire resistants.
in polyurethane foam used in baby items the fire resistants include.
Tris – – Bhutto oxy SL phosphate and Tris one.
chloro – propyl phosphate in final thought state actions to outlaw particular flame.
retardants while important are not nearly enough to prevent exposure to safeguard.
public health state task force records clearly reveal there are alternatives to.
halogens that are inexpensive readily available and reliable additive flame resistants.
are still being one minute remaining are thanks additive fire retardants are.
still being reported and also upholstered furnishings cushions baby as well as kid.
items and also electronics the 4 classifications covered under the petition.
demand markets might be moving yet I'' ve not fully made the transition to safer.
methods of fire security for these factors and those specified by other.
fans today tidy and healthy and balanced New York strongly supports a choice by the.
Customer Product Safety Commission to safeguard to the wellness of consumers by.
prohibiting the sale expect have organelle hallie and also.
resistant chemicals thank you thank you quite mrs.Curtis dr.natural herb Smith
excellent mid-day many thanks extremely much for the possibility to indicate today I''
m an epidemiologist and associate professor in the Department of Environmental Wellness Sciences at the Columbia College Mailman College of Public Health and wellness I'' m connected with the Columbia Facility for children'' s environmental health the Columbia Center for environmental health and wellness in north Manhattan and the cancer epidemiology program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Cells Center at the Columbia College Medical Facility given that 2002 I'' ve been researching the effect of prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers P P de flame resistants and their results on kids'' s thyroid hormone levels and neuro development in my research we selected umbilical cord blood and have actually functioned with the Centers for Illness Control as well as Avoidance to procedure P be de elements or congeners that are connected with the penta brominated diphenyl ether or Penta PDE combination I have found that in all of the neonates in my research studies in both Baltimore and in New York City City the youngsters had noticeable levels of at the very least among the Penta PDE congeners in their cable blood we located evidence recommending that prenatal exposure to Penta PDE congeners effect perinatal thyroid hormonal agent levels we additionally located that youngsters that were subjected prenatally to greater concentrations of Penta BDE congeners relative to children in the study with reduced exposures scored significantly lower on cognitive tests consisting of intelligence examinations at ages 4 and seven and these children with higher direct exposures additionally reported having extra attention issues based upon my research and the research of various other investigators in the field there'' s an adequate proof indicating that prenatal exposure to Penta btes is related to lower scores on signs of both cognition like intelligence and also raised variety of habits issues that are determined throughout childhood because PBDEs have been phased out of usage and brand-new computer system new customer items brand-new compounds have been utilized instead some of these substances are additionally organo halogen flame retardants implying that they remain in the same chemical family as PPD and other fire retardants that have actually been eliminated or prohibited formerly like brominated Tris we'' ve recently examined homes in New york city City where women and also their children 3 to five years of ages live amongst all the ladies and also the children we research each was revealed to noticeable degrees of PBDEs as well as brominated fire resistant chemicals that are utilized as PVD substitutes abbreviated as TVB as well as t BP h well t BB&T BP h were spotted on the hands of all the females and the youngsters we studied kids had higher focus on their hands as contrasted to their mothers after making up distinctions in hand dimension we also discovered that the quantity of TB b.
and t p ph in house dirt was related to the quantity of TB b TB b + TB ph on. the hands of the moms and also children residing in these residences toxicological information.
has actually demonstrated that these PB de replacements are naturally active.
research studies from various other researchers in the area have revealed that these compounds.
can connect with nuclear receptors known as p/ gamma which are involved in.
adipose emesis and pertinent to obesity various other researches have shown that.
exposure while pregnant has actually changed mother’s thyroid hormones and caused.
liver toxicity based on my very own study and the research study of others in the area.
I wrap up that in families in the US where pregnant women and kids live.
there are detectable degrees of both PBDEs as well as their halogenated replacements.
youngsters infants and unborn children are extra prone to the health effects.
arising from direct exposure to a variety of environmental chemicals.
consisting of halogenated flame retardants as a result is my professional point of view.
that there is reason to be concerned that the whole class of exercises organo.
halogen fire resistants might cause injury or ailment to people specifically.
to unborn children and also young kids consequently I support laws made to.
avoid human direct exposure to these chemicals from consumer products thanks.
really much for your attention as well as your time thanks quite dr.Zeller.

of course excellent afternoon and thanks for giving me the possibility to talk to.
you today I'' m a professor in the biology department at the College of.
Massachusetts Amherst my research over the past 25 years has been concentrated on.
understanding exactly how thyroid hormonal agent manages brain advancement as well as whether.
and also have environmental chemicals like halogenated fire retardants can.
hinder this activity its first vital to identify that.
thyroid hormone is crucial for mind development in the fetus in infants and also.
in youngsters this truth is so well identified that every baby birthed in this.
nation is examined for regular functioning of the thyroid gland at birth in some.
regions of the country as lots of as 1 and 1,200 babies have reduced thyroid hormone.
and it'' s thought about a clinical emergency to ensure that they are identified and.
treated swiftly to limit the cognitive shortages brought on by low thyroid hormone.
throughout advancement it'' s likewise become clear that thyroid hormone degrees as well as.
expectant ladies are very important for development of the unborn child and this.
appears to be particularly real in the initial trimester when the fetal thyroid.
gland has not yet established however when thyroid hormone is still.
needed for mind development my study on halogenated flame-retardants.
such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers tetra bromo bisphenol An and some.
perfluorinated chemicals has demonstrated that these chemicals can.
hinder thyroid hormonal agent in the establishing brain but in manner ins which we.
don'' t completely comprehend currently the only tool we have to gauge whether
. these flame-retardants impact the human thyroid system is to gauge blood.
degrees of thyroid hormone the operate in my lab in the laboratory of others.
all over the world has actually revealed that several of these chemicals can disrupt.
thyroid hormonal agent in mind in a fashion that'' s not regular with adjustments in.
blood degrees of thyroid hormone we'' ve recently expanded this work to humans by.
testing whether halogenated chemicals can get in.
concern with thyroid hormone actions in the placenta we concentrated on the placenta for.
the evident reason that it'' s a tissue that ' s available however it ' s likewise an understood. target of thyroid hormone action and also it'' s likely that comparable results are. occurring in the fetal mind in collaboration with our Canadian.
colleagues dr.Larissa taxer in

Quebec our searchings for are fully consistent with. the final thought that environmental chemicals probably halogenated flame. resistants can disrupt thyroid hormonal agent activity in people without. impacting hormonal agent degrees in the blood or in cord blood this observation must be. deeply concerning to everyone paying attention to this testament because it suggests that. common chemicals found in the home and workplace can affect the wellness of our. kids like a stealth bomber flying listed below the radar of the methods we evaluate for. examinations chemicals for security or research the effects of these chemicals on human. health so in shutting it ' s clear to me that. 5-minute round of questions and also I will certainly begin the concerns and also I will certainly address. The truth that there is an information space and also there will certainly always be data voids should.
concern to'be to that would certainly be whether we can show that that direct exposure would certainly.

increase to a toxic degree that would after that create the harm which seems to be part. of the discussion today dr. Zeller I just wished to return to what you claimed. which is I apologize I just lost my train of believed on your comment if you. could just freshen my memory about what you just said in feedback to my question. sure my my major factor was that we should base our regulations and our kind of. decisions on what we recognize and not on what we wear ' t recognize because there will. always be things that we don ' t know among the major factors that I intended to make. in my testimony is that we are currently discovering that chemicals like these. halogenated fire retardants that have a chemical structure similar to that of. thyroid hormone can in fact impact the establishing brain in addition to various other. tissues without influencing blood levels to ensure that suggests when the government does a. research as well as
they wear ' t see an impact on blood degrees of thyroid hormone they claim.
that it ' s safe as well as I wear ' t think that that ' s a reputable disagreement. When you ' re a. data-driven company comprehending the import and also the possible exposure and also, any longer thank you extremely much and I ' ll just comply with that up with. poisoning of each chemical is necessary and I assume that is that is our battle.
here we have to rely on information we can ' t presume because one chemical becomes part of a. class of chemicals that after that they ' re all that they are all hazardous or create a. hazard to the customer medical professional excuse me commissioner Adler thank you significantly.
madam chairman and also adhering to up on that dr.Singler you ' ve just listened to the.
Chairman sharing this problem about demand for data gap fillers in your.
created testimony you mentioned clinical guidelines that have been. used to complete voids in data such as structure activity partnerships and also. measurable structure-activity partnerships could you increase on that. as well as to your expertise of others wellness and security agencies used strategies like. this to fill out data voids the sort of methods you just mentioned Read Throughout. and tools for analyzing structure-activity partnerships are. well established in the regulative sphere so these are used by EPA ' s brand-new. chemicals program for instance to make decisions on the hazards of chemicals. based on a on their class or category they come from also without information on the. specific chemical and also for organo halogen flame retardants as well as in certain the. The golden state workplace of ecological carcinogen assessment did
consider. them as a class and also had worries concerning the the poisoning of the course and named. the class as an issue for the bio tracking program so these techniques are. well developed in governing science and also have actually been utilized to consider chemicals. yeah and acting on that you claimed that the molecular characteristics of. this class of fire resistants lead to toxicity due to people with expectant. kids as well as ladies being especially vulnerable and also so I guess the fundamental.
question is whether the is it your idea that the molecular. features are
completely usual to all of ' RS that they can be dealt. with as a class yes I would certainly state that ' s that ' s concerning it that is proper and in. the fact that the carbon halogen bonds or the bond between carbon and a bromine. or a chlorine is what is the regular feature of this course that
presents the. direct exposure homes as we ' ve listened to that they will certainly
move out of. products that at that semi-volatile natural chemical behavior so it provides. them those direct exposure homes along with the toxicity properties that.
propensity to enter cells as well as build up in fatty cells and trigger poisoning dr. diamond you
stated a variety of studies that show that exposure to HF RS.
can take place from consumption of dirt hand to mouth moved a facial intake. directly from air clothes as well as inhalation several of these exposure paths. appear most likely than others as a result of differential volatility of these.
chemicals does this suggest that several of these chemicals are likely to present.
minimal or no health dangers well let ' s simply use apart the parts there of. your concern so one is the exposure and also the movement course as well as the other is. poisoning my remarks were were concentrated on direct exposure as well as indeed relying on the.
exact system homes on the chemicals will certainly vary in the propensity to dividing
. onto skin versus a stay in air as well as and to which we would certainly be revealed extra.
Due to the fact that of the determination and the as well as the sort of the, with breathing the. interior organic determination of these compounds the path of direct exposure does not
. appear to or at the very least I am not conscious that the course of exposure details.
winces toxicity no.not toxicity I think what I ' m claiming is taking the.
mix of poisoning as well as the route of exposure does that lead you to end.
of a number of states pertaining to O FRS you seem cynical that state activity.
will properly address the problem of hazardous Oh F ours is that you ' re. worried that it not nearly enough states will pass legislations banning no FRS or that the. states that ban particular O FRS will leave numerous others on the market that. customers will certainly not be sufficiently protected plan I there are issues. that youngsters in Mississippi and Indiana as well as Wyoming are not necessarily.
Thank You Commissioner Robinson thank you dr.Singhal I ' m going to direct.
these inquiries at you however then dr. Hirschmann I ' d like your remarks as.
unpredictability we never have best information or all the data that we need to make the. choice as well as it ' s crucial to be able to progress despite. uncertainty to to make choices and also put defenses in location that that are.
needed so I assume those those tools are necessary and have actually been confirmed for.
that objective by scientists and various other companies so I believe it ' s likewise vital.
to take into consideration the requirement we ' re considering in the choice to be
made so in. Understand, in this instance we ' re believing concerning the potential to trigger injury
or you know. if these chemicals may create the substantial injury'or disease and I. think in considering'the degree of evidence evidence needed to meet that.
standard that these devices do provide that degree of proof that this class.
of chemicals may trigger damage okay as well as and if you utilize these well-established. medically accepted methods of navigating data spaces that so many. If we used those here it would certainly be, others have actually utilized why do you believe.
When you think, appropriate to put these OU FRS right into a course I believe the as well as.
concerning creating a chemical course or group you check out usual structural.
or architectural or molecular features along with typical direct exposure pathways and the.
Have actually moved into PB de replacements but we ' re simply or we ' re behind where.
for you or any person else was there anything regarding the chemical structure of.
t b– BPA that would certainly lead you to believe that if it were using additive
type that. it would certainly absent a risk nobody intends to say on that particular well let me ask.
Dina Singh existed I desire to comment on the opposite of that in fact the. I would certainly such as to resemble that remark and there is sufficient evidence now of the.
thank you and dr.

5-minute round of questions and also I will begin the concerns and also I will certainly resolve. The fact that there is an information space as well as there will certainly always be information gaps should. California workplace of environmental health and wellness risk analysis did
look at. Thank You Commissioner Robinson thank you dr.Singhal I ' m going to guide.
Have actually relocated right into PB de substitutes yet we ' re just or we ' re behind where.Zola I actually quite appreciate the way you specified what
our charge should be that we need to act based on what we understand not based upon what
we put on'' t know as well as I don ' t believe that there'' s any kind of incongruity in between that
Because I believe as you look at, and also the idea that we are a data-driven company
the information that has been offered from the petition via the very first public
listening to the first public remark right through till now I believe the information is
actually frustrating and I assume the data is overwhelming on every solitary
point and so one can constantly state there'' s insufficient details however in any Trier
of fact I put on'' t believe that I ' m not knowledgeable about at any time where there ' s a 100 % evidence typical there'' s always mosting likely to be doubt whether it'' s criminal cases or civil cases or a regulatory decision as well as I assume in this situation as I discussed there'' s a frustrating quantity of proof on each and every single point and also I.
wear'' t agree with the characterization that the government unsafe substances. Act does not give us the capability to progress as a class I think that it. clearly does offer us the ability that ' s up for us to determine just how we wish to do it. If we wanted to develop an exception procedure, and it also offers us the flexibility. at some point if it ended up that we wound up in arresting one chemical one. organo halogen that down the line could be proven to be risk-free there ' s no reason. why we couldn ' t construct in some process to allow that upon the ideal proof to be. spared certainly we have actually done that in the past we did not
call for proof of. every single plastic to have phthalates in it in the past.
we banned phthalates or the Congress ban phthalates it was done across the board. as well as exemptions were created therefore I I ' m confident that my associates have listened to. comparable to what I ' ve listened to today have actually really felt the exact same level of issue and also that. hereafter will move on in a manner that ' s safety of kids in. particular as well as if one ' s gon na make a blunder if one I ' ll close on this if at. completion of the day we reflect on this choice as well as claim we made a'mistake I ' d. far instead us make the blunder that winds up being too safety of children than.
one that pulls except that so thanks extremely much miss Gardner thanks.
very much miss out on Weintraub and also the remainder of your coalition for bringing this.
request to our attention and also I hope you do it justice Commissioner cardiovascular no. questions thank you significantly allow me begin by thanking to this last.
number 6 panel today thank you for sharing and also lending your experience to.
this agency we substantially appreciate your time and your effort in preparing not. only for your created statement however, for being here by means of phone for this.
afternoon ' s listening to thanks all extremely much for the record I also desire to note. that in addition to today ' s discussions we have actually gotten created.
comments from the International Rest Products Association American House.
Home furnishings Alliance as well as youngsters at risk in addition to their old statement.
today ' s we likewise obtained extra created statement from the National.
Resources Protection Council the Green Scientific Research Plan Institute as well as the.
Once again our staff that, american Chemistry Council I also desire to recognize
. has been below with all of us day and also that helped promote this satisfying the.
workplace of the secretary consisting of Performing Secretary Alberta Mills MS rocky Hammond
. our basic advice Mary Boyle and the workplaces executive supervisor Shelley Koval.
I assume a lot of it you understand was called into inquiry as well as the thinking behind. CPSC very closely is that the Payment directive is actually limit what personnel.
When they bring that rundown bundle up in feedback to a request and, can do. I likewise just wish to highlight that the personnel makes an independent judgment as well as. suggestion and also I congratulate them for offering an extremely useful bundle for. which the commissioners will certainly base their decision upon and also in enhancement to the.
limited time variable for reacting to a request and also making a recommendation to.
the Compensation staff likewise needs to think about other issues some of those.
being resources as well as various other priorities that the Payment has developed so.
they balance all of those elements into their rundown plan to the Compensation. and also I simply intend to thank to all the team that prepared that rundown. plan as well as made it a really helpful record for us and I guess one last.
point I ' m thinking that if our toxicologist might and also time and money.

Act does not give us the capacity to relocate ahead as a class I assume that it. I assume a whole lot of it you understand was called into concern and the reasoning behind. CPSC very carefully is that the Commission instruction is really restrict what staff. I likewise simply desire to stress that the team makes an independent judgment and.

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