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

Welcome back to this public meeting of
the United States Consumer Item Safety Commission our hearing which
began today at 9:00 a.m. will certainly currently proceed simply a reminder that this
is a public hearing to obtain talk about the petition requesting the
Commission initiate rulemaking under the federal dangerous substance act to
Partnership of nurses for healthy atmospheres I'' m. a registered nurse and also a registered nurse midwife the Alliance is the only national nursing.
company that concentrates entirely on the crossway of wellness in the.
environment our goal is to promote healthy and balanced settings and healthy people.
by leading the nursing as well as enlightening occupation advancing research.
incorporating evidence-based technique as well as influencing plan we have more than 3000.
members throughout the nation our members consist of nurses from all walks of.
our career Health center based public health innovative and school-based.
method to simply call a few nurses are the most trusted career and we take.
When giving education and learning to clients as well as working to, our obligations very seriously.
prevent illness the main job of our organization happens via the charitable.
volunteer work of our registered nurses with our policy and also advocacy workgroup these.
registered nurses have led engagement of health specialists on the severe concerns.
associated to flame retardants as well as health our job has been assisted by the American.
nurses associations resolution Nursing Technique chemical exposure as well as right to.
recognize which promotes a strategy that lowers using poisonous chemicals.
demands ample information on the health and wellness effects of chemicals as well as.
chemicals and items before they are introduced on the market and develops.
more streamlined techniques for toxic chemicals to be gotten rid of from usage based.
on this resolution nurses need to advocate for customer items that are.
without hazardous chemicals as part of their requirement of practice I am highly.
concerned that expecting women the expanding fetus as well as our youngsters are being.
exposed to halogenated fire resistants every day it'' s my job to aid ladies have.
the healthiest pregnancies feasible as such I identify the importance of.
having normal degrees of thyroid hormones while pregnant and also screen for.
signs of thyroid dysfunction to ensure that activity can be swiftly taken if an.
problem is found that this course of fire retardants are structurally.
similar to thyroid hormonal agent as well as have been revealed to interrupt thyroid hormone.
feature is very worrying thyroid disruption while pregnant can have a.
unfavorable influence on fetal mind growth as well as various other poor.
pregnancy end results as you have actually spoken with other.
others right here today with one in 6 youngsters in the US currently dealing with the lifelong.
challenge of developmental specials needs such as autism and interest shortage.
hyperactivity condition we need to seriously attend to chemicals that could.
be a component of this worrying pattern I'' m additionally worried with the effects of.
halogenated flame retardants on fertility.
elevated PB de levels at human breast milk has been correlated with prepared.
Accord ism as well as decreased testes size and also reduced sperm matters as.
infertility is increasing in this nation requirement we need to be attending to.
these possible chemical beginnings as a registered nurse midwife I'' m often asked which.
items are risk-free to use with their child which nursing pillow would I recommend.
what'' s the very best team to get as a result of the restricted customer details we have on.
much of the flame retardants resolved in the application it can be really.
testing as a carrier to offer suggestions on the best items this is.
particularly aggravating when it'' s been shown that these toxic chemicals are not.
When height speaking with my pediatric, even giving added flame security.
registered nurse associates they have defined that they have many ways we can advice.
parents to minimize threats of fire such as having working smoke alarm and not.
cigarette smoking in the residence yet they have no meaningful guidance to give to moms and dads on.
just how to minimize the risk of kids exposures to fire retardants makers are.
able to add these fire resistant to their products without labeling or.
evaluating them for wellness impacts this whole course of halogenated flame.
resistants olive'' s comparable molecular framework as well as all are most likely to respond.
similarly in the body our team believe that as a result of the harmful nature of these.
fire resistants and the high possibility for harm specifically to the expanding unborn child.
and also children due to essential developing windows of sensitivity.
that the CPSC is urged to control these fire resistants under the federal.
dangerous material Act additionally the staff briefs mentions that AFR'' s may not be. pervasive as they ' ve been discovered in only 22 percent of the'youngsters ' s items. checked by CPSC this is not an unimportant number as children has.
various playthings in their toy boxes 22 percent can bring about significant.
direct exposures amongst this vulnerable populace our future generation should have.
to be able to grow up as well as without these hazardous chemicals allow'' s. not make the error of regrettable replacements as well as adopt the present.
proposal to limit these unneeded and also wellness harming class of fire.
resistants thanks thank you extremely a lot miss out on Reed excellent afternoon first I'' d like. to say thanks to chairwoman Buerkle and also the CPSC commissioners for the possibility to.
affirm before you today on this important issue my name is Jenna Reed.
I am the scientific research and also policy expert at the facility for science as well as freedom of.
the Union of Concerned Scientists with more than 500,000 advocates and members.
throughout the nation we are a detached nonprofit group dedicated to boosting.
public plan through extensive and also independent scientific research the Center for.
science and also democracy at UCS supporters for enhanced transparency and also honesty.
in our democratic organizations especially those making science-based.
public law decisions the Union of Concerned Scientists stands with various other.
participants of the clinical neighborhood in sustaining this petition contacting.
the Consumer Item Safety Commission to declare Organa halogen flame.
retardants o FRS as a harmful course of chemicals and to outlaw their usage in.
youngsters'' s items furnishings mattresses as well as the casing surrounding electronics.
the scientific evidence outlined in the petition supports this regulative adjustment.
the CPSC has the authority to protect the public from harmful materials that.
may create significant individual injury or substantial illness considering that the center'' s. beginning we have actually worked to shield clinical honesty within the federal.
federal government and also promoted occurrences of unique interests.
mischaracterizing science to promote for particular plan goals the chemical.
industry and also its trade organization the American Chemistry Council zhh job to.
sow question regarding the scientific research exposing harms regarding chemicals influence on our.
health consisting of flame resistants is an egregious instance of this unsuitable.
behavior the business that make FRS have placed significant money and time.
right into distorting a clinical fact concerning these chemicals as the 2012 Chicago.
Tribune investigative series noted the chemical market has actually turned research.
outcomes ignored searchings for that run counter to its goals as well as worked off.
biased sector moneyed records as strenuous scientific research in doing so the.
American Chemistry Council as well as its participant companies.
has actually promoted the widespread use of IFRS at the expenditure of Public Wellness.
checking out these chemicals via a purely objective lens shows the.
needs require for CPSC swift activity poisoning and direct exposure information support the.
assessment of Organa halogen flame resistants as a course of chemicals under.
the federal unsafe substances Act residential or commercial properties that are shared by of' '
ours. include their semi volatility and capacity to mob move from consumer.
products into residence dirt as well as exposure has been connected with a series of.
wellness impacts including reproductive problems neurological effects.
endocrine disturbance genotoxicity cancer cells as well as immune problems as a course there is.
a sufficient body of evidence supporting the verdict that these chemicals have.
the capacity to cause personal ailment as well as consequently fulfill the interpretation of.
poisonous under F H sa perhaps most egregiously biography keeping track of data have.
disclosed that communities of color and low-income neighborhoods are.
disproportionately subjected to as well as bear high levels of fire resistant chemicals.
adding to the advancing chemical worry that these neighborhoods are already.
experiencing from boosted fine particulate matter from power plants or.
refineries in their communities to higher degrees of contaminants in their.
drinking water I'' ve seen firsthand the perseverance of the earliest kind of. flame resistants polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs that still torment the.
debris and water of the Hackensack Meadowlands just a pair of miles from.
where I grew up in New Jacket one of my first Jobs was operating in the chemistry.
division of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute where I.
invest my days drawing out PCBs and organochlorine chemicals from the soil.
and sediment of the of the Meadowlands and also evaluating that data regardless of being.
banned in 1977 these chemicals are still discovered alarmingly high amounts around.
commercial hotspots of the country as well as remain to bio accumulate in a series of.
species the ban of PCBs occurred years back and also we are still managing the.
destructive effects of the chemicals frequency throughout the nation the next.
generation of these chemicals organo halogen flame retardants are inside of.
our very own residences as well as a variety of products many thanks mainly in part the.
disinformation projects sowed by unique passions the fact remains that.
the indicator does not sustain their continued use.
seen firsthand the determination of PCBs in my regional setting influenced me to.
use my scientific training to work to layout or boost policies that minimize.
public wellness as well as environmental risks as well as stop future scenarios of.
chemicals overburdening environments as well as households that is why I'' m right here today
to. ask the CPSC to act with necessity to give this application as well as further regulate.
AFR'' s to protect our kids as well as future generations thanks thank you very.
much mr.Simon thanks chair Buerkle and also commissioners my name is Robert Simon. and I ' m here today'testifying in behalf of the American Chemistry Council as well as.
the North American flag retirement liens I recognize there'' s a whole lot of rate of interest in this. concern as well as we were attempting to assist facilitate the commissioners request to.
consolidate some of the testament so I'' m going to existing statements on behalf of.
both myself and Mike Wallace from the American Chemistry Council I'' ll shot as well as. be quick simply a quick comment and also I understand we'' ve been prior to the commissioners. previously on several problems and I simply want to highlight that the American Chemistry.
Council stands for the principle producers of chemicals in the US as well as.
we are completely dedicated to product safety that by nature of subscription in the.
American Chemistry Council you are bound to adhere to an accountable.
treatment program which consists of 8 various codes consisting of an item.
safety and security code and also that'' s obligatory for obligation that includes third-party.
verification in our new product safety code but I simply desired to emphasize our.
commitment to overall product safety and security I'' m below today speaking in support of the.
personnel instruction plan as it connects to the petition HB 15 1 and also the staff.
suggestion to deny the application I'' m mosting likely to stress five vital factors today.
but our total message to the commissioners to the general public to a few of.
the various other stakeholders are today this application is overly wide it will.
rise fire danger and also it is not consistent with the f HSA so my.
testament concentrate on 5 key factors first fire security as the commissioners well.
understand is a critical issue for the CPSC to consider we.
a great deal of progress over the last 40 years in decreasing fire danger a great deal of that has.
come as an outcome of the CEA'' s CPSC ' s management on that concern and
flame. returns have actually contributed in that in terms of helping in reducing the fire danger of.
products having stated that as you all recognize from from the variety of product.
recalls and also item obstacles that are around that fire threat is still a really.
genuine concern according to the CPSC zone information we respond to a fire every 23.
seconds in the u.s.So that important idea of fire safety requires to be.
thought about as part of this as well as I would just stress that in the testimonial of.
this application this has the prospective to weaken fire safety and also also.
jeopardize the fire security of some products so urge the CPSC to.
thoroughly take into consideration that in the context of its review of this petition second.
factor would certainly be as you'' ve heard I think also recognized by a few of the.
advocates for this application this is an unbelievably broad request you'' re you ' re. banning an entire class of chemicals fire resistants consist of a broad range.
of items with different qualities solutions and.
designated usages and it'' s simply not appropriate to group every one of these points.
with each other to take that one-size-fits-all strategy simply doesn'' t make good sense the
. danger and also danger account of also these substances within this course of.
chemicals is simply not the same as well as that'' s been identified by government.
agencies including the US Environmental Protection Firm so highlight that.
factor the request as it is presently defined would prohibit substances that other.
government regulators have figured out do not present a threat as well as would also outlaw.
substances that sanctuary'' t even been established yet so once again I prompt the.
Payment to consider this holistically in terms of the broad implications of.
this fine example would certainly be under both Republican and democratic.
administrations new fire retardant items have been accepted consisting of.
under the new regulation Berg Chemical Safety Act this would certainly run counter to that a related factor would certainly be is the.
substances that are the subject of the application have actually already been or presently.
being reviewed for their security by United States EPA under an extensive new regulatory.
system in position for managing chemicals the CPSC clearly has a critical as well as.
crucial role to play in customer items however this application would certainly.
replicate a few of the job that'' s already underway or has been done by United States.
EPA to assess the security of chemicals and also regulate those chemicals and also a big.
item of this we were right here with the last time testifying regarding ideally the.
potential of the brand-new Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act after the last hearing in.
January 2016 it'' s pleased here to state most of the individuals around this room not just.
the chemical market however environmental groups organized labor and so on we work to aid.
pass the bipartisan Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act that is a new law that has.
entered into result it dramatically enhances the way we manage chemicals.
in the United States as well as I believe that'' s an essential aspect to take into consideration and I'' ll. Since we we think this the application, just end with a last factor which is.
progressed is a improper as well as really unpleasant application of the FHS an as well as.
as well as ought to be rejected I would certainly just finish with a remark just straight from the.
staff plan that I believe highlights the broad nature of this the FHS a.
requires factor to consider of the link in between the poisoning of a compound.
direct exposure to that substance with sensibly direct and also popular use.
of an item and leading to considerable accident or.
considerable illness connected with the direct exposure team thinks about that the ofr.
stand for a broad class of chemicals defined mainly by their functional usage.
and also the presence of either bromine or chlorine the information on OA ofr reveal varying.
toxicity and exposure capacity among individual of our substances these.
varying properties of individual person of our compounds show.
that AFR'' s remain in reality represent several subclasses of chemicals as well as should not.
and need to be analyzed independently and one can not wrap up that all materials.
would be thought about hazardous materials under they J state that'' s component of the. reason that we motivate the Compensation to take into consideration the staff report.
and also the scientific research on these she'' s appreciate the opportunity to.
extensive direct exposure to hazardous fire resistants especially while pregnant.
infancy as well as early childhood children ' s direct exposures are generally three to 5. times better than their mommies in its'briefing bundle the CPSC team increased.
concerns about the petitions goal of banning all additive Organa halogen.
chemicals yet loads of researches have actually documented the means these chemicals can. Tony the food cycle continue in the atmosphere as well as endanger human health and wellness. the testimony today documents a clear pattern of regrettable
replacement or. as we find out today to call it regrettable rejection where limitations on a particular. ofr s lead to the use of brand-new poorly researched halogenated alternatives most. lately poisoning issues have motivated 4 states Maryland New york city Vermont.
as well as Washington to prohibit two forms of tryst in foam products we see that without.
clear red relax entry stringent Olaf ours en masse a section of the marketplace will. change to brand-new poorly studied telogen ated chemicals perpetuating this cycle
most. current sorry Organa halogen fire resistant share physical and chemical.
qualities that weren ' t there factor to consider en masse under the. government how does their'disc Compounds Act the halogen carbon bond conveys. thermal security but also causes persistence and longevity of these.
chemicals in the atmosphere and also adds to their poisoning to human.
When blazed they form very hazardous, wellness. and consistent compounds like dioxins and furans in response to this application.
the ACCC mentioned an EPA news release asserting that the agency has recognized.
50 flame retardants that are not likely to present a risk for human health.
neither the ACCC neither the EPA have actually stated whether any one of these choices are.
halogenated the declaration is likely based on the evaluation of the EPA ' s. developed for the Setting Program that was also stated earlier by Rick.
grosse and the testimony in 2015 in a report all of the 10 halogenated fire.
retardants that EPA checked out were rated as high threat in a minimum of one group. either for their threat to human health and wellness or ecological determination as well as.
bioaccumulation EPA did call 2 chemicals as a lower level of concern. for polyurethane foam but both were not halogenated a research study by Miriam ruby.
that will indicate later on today reviewed 94 fire fire resistant so that might be.
replacement for those presently utilizing customer products she located that 40% had.
medium or high concern for ecological persistence as well as the rest postured a low. problem and ended the substitute fire resistants have actually to be reviewed as. Because the 1 by 1 governing strategy is bothersome for guaranteeing, a class.
that alternate flame resistants will certainly be much less harmful and suppress others.
despite an encouraging market move far from additive flame resistants and.
household products ofr has remained to be utilized in some new products as kept in mind in.
statement today we wrap up that volunteer actions by suppliers and also. state by state constraints on specific chemicals are not sufficient.
to keep these chemicals out of brand-new items and we note that handheld XRF.
devices permit cost effective and also rapid as well as non-invasive conformity tracking. actually definition that a category wide ban on halogens might be less complex to enforce. than a restriction on particular authors the CPSC staff affirm that there wanted.
information to prove that these 4 product classifications in the petition are the.
source of ofr is gauged in people and they ' ll raise the point that the.
chemicals are making use of lorries and additionally'one minute staying thanks however.
research study has actually revealed that customer products are the main source of human.
direct exposure to flame retardants in our statement written testimony we affix.
this D finding that two times as several pounds of PBDEs. were added to polyurethane foam in home items than cars so in.
closing we would certainly urge the to give the application as we ' ve created.
and beyond natural halogen flame retardants in these four item.
category thanks thank you significantly following is dr.Heather Stapleton dr.

Alliance of nurses for healthy and balanced settings I'' m. a registered nurse and a registered nurse midwife the Alliance is the only nationwide nursing.
Tony the food chain linger in the environment and also threaten human wellness. Meaning that a classification large restriction on halogens could be simpler to enforce.Stapleton are you on the phone thanks yes we can thanks quite fantastic
thanks good afternoon yes I'' m Heather Stapleton I''
m an associate professor of environmental chemistry as well as direct exposure science at Fight it out College my research has concentrated on determining additive chemicals and customer products examining human exposure pathways and checking out possible impacts from exposure to flame retardants for the previous 17 years I'' ve. been conducting research study especially on flame-retardant chemicals as well as I have. even more than 70 peer-reviewed publications concentrating on this subject additionally I.
testified in front of the senate subcommittee in May of 2012 on a hearing.
just concentrated on climate revenues today I'' d like to take a few minutes to.
sum up some crucial study searchings for that have actually been produced for my.
group specifically over the last year which straight relate to a number of issues.
increased today especially connecting to our understanding of human exposure.
pertaining to use of flame resistants and furnishings and bed mattress given that 2008 my.
research group has been examining furniture items specifically sofas.
chairs cushions as well as a number of baby products for flame returning chemicals as.
these days we have examined greater than 2000 of these products as well as we have an extremely.
good knowledge base relating to where flame resistants are made use of and also how their.
usage has changed in time as opposed to what you'' ve been informed our research has.
shown that flame retardants are really made use of in grown-up mattresses marketed on the.
market today particularly bed mattress constructed from memory foam as well as our information.
suggests this is not lowering we likewise understand that firms are still using.
fire retardants to furnishings regardless of the change in the flammability criteria.
from California this was recorded in our magazine in 2016.
digitus research study my laboratory has been performing its extensive bio tracking.
researches to examine exposure amongst the public as well as is to comprehend just how.
exposure connects to item usage in a recent publication by Hoffman as well as Al we.
showed that direct exposure to the halogenated natural phosphate flame.
retardant TDC PP likewise kept in mind chlorinated Tris has actually raised substantially among.
the u.s.Population over

the previous decade we also showed that exposure to. this chemical which is taken into consideration a health hazard a. significantly greater and also young kids about adults in fact our study. located that infants have the highest direct exposure to TDC BP among any age class. as well as additionally this direct exposure was dramatically linked with the number. of baby furnishings things the moms and dads owned in the home this organization is. further supported by our screening program which discovered that TDC PP is the many. usual fire retardant applied to infant furnishings things that have. polyurethane foam these research studies supply a web link connecting application of
TDC P P. as well as baby furnishings items with exposure and infants as a follow-up to this research study.
we lately approximated the ordinary daily consumption of TDC P P for an infant using.
our dimensions of the urinary metabolite we discovered that exposure range.
When you, from 0.01 to 15 micrograms of TVC PP per kilo body weight per day.
contrast that exposure to the appropriate daily intake for non cancer health dangers.
reported in a CPSC paper in 2006 our outcomes locate that 2 to 9 %of babies are.
currently getting direct exposure that is greater than that threshold suggesting.
some babies are receiving getting direct exposure that can lead to health. risk this is likewise released earlier this year to additionally understand connections. between flame-retardant usage as well as furnishings as well as direct exposure among the basic.
public we recently performed a different research in which we in fact sampled the.
cushions from sofas in 140 residences and also accumulated paired examples of home dust.
and also blood from participants residing in those houses we found solid and also.
statistically significant organizations between the brominated fire resistants
. as well as the couches in concentrations in your house dirt and in the participants blood.
For example if a bf are a brominated fire retardant was existing in the couch.
there were significantly higher levels of that flame resistant in the residence
. dirt and in the participants blood compared to someone living in a house in. which that verminator fire retardant was not in their furniture this is the. extremely least supplies evidence that the use in couches is connected with personal. exposures in the home these direct exposures are worried offered that new recent. study demonstrates exposure to fire resistants is linked with
lowered. fertility as well as pregnancy and women as well as thyroid cancer cells thyroid cancer is. considered the fastest-growing cancer based on event one minute continuing to be.
as well as we have lately published a paper which found statistically considerable.
associations in between the concentrations of three various. fire resistants in home
to us with thyroid cancer and this heart. organization was especially solid for Dekker bromo diphenyl ether a burma.
indigenous flame resistant enclosing i think this research these research study.
researches show unequivocally certainly that use of fire.
resistants in these items is clearly tied with exposure amongst the general.
public well I comprehend the fire risk is an extremely well-funded issue we should.
assume critically about methods and modern technologies utilized to satisfy flammability.
criteria in my point of view we ought to be of definitely preventing using little.
molecule ingredients which will constantly move out of products as well as cause.
some kind of exposure it ' s simply thermodynamics provided the.
integral obstacles in evaluating hazard accounts profiles for chemicals it would. behoove us to attempt as well as remove direct exposure instead than spending considerable time. as well as effort attempting to identify which chemical has a much better toxicity profile.
thanks for your attention thanks quite dr.Stapleton MS Miller yes. great mid-day can you hear me yes we can hear you simply great thank you. thanks good afternoon and thank you for the possibility to give testimony. today my name is Pamela Miller as well as I am the executive supervisor of Alaska. area action on toxics a charitable environmental health and wellness as well as. justice study and advocacy company and also were based in Anchorage. Alaska we strongly support the application and also rulemaking to ban the class of. organic halogen flame retardants from the four classifications of consumer products. offered the proof of toxicity as well as dangers to human health.
the Payment has a historic opportunity to make policy that will.
Yet are however highly and also overmuch exposed individuals of the.
immaculate the it consists of some of the most highly. contaminated animals and people in the world it is an essential sign. Once chemicals, region for examining homes and also results of chemicals.
go into the Arctic their wear and tear is reduced as a result of low temperature levels and low.
strength sunshine which makes them available for long-lasting unification.
right into biological systems northern and Arctic peoples bear a concern of wellness
. disparities including cancers cells reproductive disorders abnormality.
finding out as well as developing handicaps the fenceline of chemical manufacturing.
circulation usage and also disposal includes the Arctic because chemicals can take a trip. hundreds as well as countless miles on climatic as well as nautical currents where.
they collect in the bodies of fish wild animals as well as individuals of the north in a. process known as
international purification people of the north especially youngsters. are most likely to be a lot more extremely subjected to flame-retardant chemicals in interior. atmospheres due to the longer winter seasons the requirement to shield versus the. cold as well as much less ventilation in
their houses individuals experience high exposures via. conventional foods as well as in their home atmospheres so this is really a. factor to consider of numerous exposure paths and high direct exposures they additionally have. restricted selections in buying from stores in rural Alaska that sell. inferior products chemicals are passed through succeeding generations from. mommy to child as well as harm the ability of children to learn their languages. traditional life ways songs stories and expertise these neuro toxic chemicals.
Since these, are hurting the brains as well as wellness of our future generations.
chemicals get away the items in which they are made use of through evaporation or. weathering a lot of these organo halogen compounds are now prevalent in the.
worldwide atmosphere individuals are mostly revealed through an inhalation intake.
and thermal absorption Roman ated flame retardants consisting of PBDEs as well as H BCD are.
currently ubiquitous in Arctic communities with enhancing degrees in some areas.
giving cause for worry as an example concentrations of PBDEs discovered in the. blood of yupik individuals the yukon-kuskokwim Delta area of. Alaska are the greatest well-known human PvE concentrations in the circumpolar Arctic.
worry is expanding regarding brand-new mainly unmonitored consistent chemicals that.
consistent and also long-range transportation of a range of these substitutes flame.
resistants right into the Arctic Salim ovah determined concentrations of 45.
chlorinated and brominated fire retardants and Arctic air examples and also.
molar in 2012 found 2 chlorinated chemicals TCP as well as TCP P that predominate.
in the North Pacific and Arctic air samples these are very relentless in. the Arctic due to reduced temperature levels and also darkness our own community-based. research has actually demonstrated the presence of PBDEs as well as family dirt Guard. fish typical food samples of marine creatures and also in the blood product of the. Ubik people of st.Lawrence Island a remote island in the northern Bering Sea. despite of this remote location PBDEs are common as well as dirt collected from. st. Lawrence Island households and human lotion concentrations are similar to

. those found in elevated degrees of the u.s. basic populace concentration of. numerous of these PBDEs as well as dirt are associated with product concentrations. suggesting home dirt is a source of these substances even in remote. populations ultimately as co-chair of the International Pops elimination Network. I ' m very worried that the lack of controls in the united state enables the discarding. of items with dangerous levels of fire retardants into US markets
consisting of. items which contain supposed recycled plastics polluted by fire.
retardants from digital waste we urge that Consumer Item Safety And Security Compensation.
to utilize their authority to safeguard public wellness specifically that of susceptible.
population populations and also restriction flame resistants as well as. youngsters ' s products furniture bed mattress and also home electronics as well as I ' d be. satisfied to provide duplicates of some studies that I Penn has done showing high degrees. of fire retardant chemicals including the brominated fire resistants and. short chain chlorinated paraffins in kids ' s playthings and also various other youngsters ' s. products thank you thank you significantly miss out on Miller we will certainly currently start our round.
of question from the payment from the Dyess and also I will certainly begin that 2 line of.
questioning miss Huff completing your statement you. discussed one in six youngsters in the u.s.Now deal with the long-lasting challenge of. developmental handicaps can you point out the resource of that information of that. information sure I can send that to you fine great I would certainly value it
thank. you MS lender in your testament you chatted. regarding XRF innovation that can detect fire resistants I ' m uninformed of that container. you speak with them yes I am not an expert yet XRF is an innovation that can gauge. the bromine and also chlorine aspects in a compound it ' s non-invasive it ' s. non-destructive and those devices have been commonly used to screen for the. existence of chlorine and bromine and also items and also the detection of a high. concentration of bromine and chlorine in any kind of component of a furnishings product.
would certainly allow private investigators or firms themselves to hone'know precisely'what. chemicals could be in there and also the searching for of really reduced material of bromine.
or chlorine in an item would show that conformity with a ban on courses of. Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire retardants in those four classifications of. products explaining that you know with non-invasive non-destructive
steps. and also the restriction across the group XRF would certainly be a wonderful cheap
quick. evaluating modern technology to implement any type of restrictions on those compounds give thanks to.
European Union as well as have actually had those determinations that they do not present.

you have various other instances of that I would really value that thanks.
Commissioner Adler I thank you extremely much madam chairman mr.Simon is it reasonable to.
claim based on your testimony in the statement of your market colleagues.
that we ' re not most likely to see a phase-out of ofr s in consumer products unless the. Payment takes regulatory activity I believe the what I would certainly state to the.
commissioners would certainly be as I assume you will certainly remain to see making use of flame. retardants in applications that require to satisfy particular fire character fire safety and security.
parameters and also particular ludo iPhone that wedding event on that would certainly.
consist of'a farce okay and also noticing the Chairman ' s. point you did point out these research studies with by various other agencies as well as I assume you ' re. referring to EPA and I keep in mind in your testimony your created testament on page. 2 you claim APA is determined over 50:50 flame resistants that it states they ' re. unlikely to position a danger to human wellness have you actually are to your expertise. any one of your coworkers really seen that listing I think that ' s an outstanding. 50 I assume the reason that it ' s not available has much less to do with the fact.
that its proprietary than the reality that my understanding is APA is withdrawn it. as well as no much longer supports that checklist of 50 and I ' m wondering
the last time you. When you called them I put on ' t have, inspected as well as what the solution was given. that details I recognize we ' ve asked EPA to make that openly offered to the. degree that they can also if it ' s not disclosing names I believe the Payment. would possibly have better accessibility to that I would additionally simply claim though it ' s. not simply limited to that evaluation that was done under
the Obama administration I. recognize there was recently just a brand-new pmn underneath the brand-new Lautenberg Chemical. Safety and security Act that does require an affirmative safety decision that is.
a body organ oh oh F R as well as it ' s been approved for specific uses and so that ' s. another extra perhaps extra existing example'and I believe that is public a bit. yeah as well as just selecting
up on the Chairman ' s demand I would really. appreciate it'I assume we all would certainly if you would send whatever list you have. that contains ofr s particularly in consumer items that you think have. been demonstrated existing no reasonable danger of security this Huff lien at one. factor in your testament you said o FRS are not supplying included flame security. If you can specify on that factor sure well I assume a whole lot of, that ' s wonder. the items that they ' re in you understand we don ' t have babies that are smoking. cigarettes laying on their floor coverings or on nursing cushions that really not required.
in these kinds of items and it ' s simply creating even more exposure to these.
potentially poisonous chemicals where they ' re truly not required yeah and and.
dr.Birnbaum today was saying in effect that the ofr is in the. focus that'they ' re appearing in consumer items are truly not. offering substantial
fire protection do you have any kind of remarks or thoughts about. that as well yes I I would certainly agree with dr.
Birnbaum that. they ' re not giving extra fire security and also instead are just revealing. everyone to harmful chemicals Ms Reid in your study have you uncovered any kind of. studies that will certainly far as you ' ve simply listened to the referral by mr.Simon that. would lead you in conclusion that there are any secure Oh FRS or that there are oh.
f RS yet to be discovered that'share these exact same physical chemical biological.
features as existing ofr s such that we need to not take a class technique.
to managing them I have not as well as people that testified today consisting of dr. Birnbaum virtually have the very same you know belief as well as that their hat there has.
not yet been one natural halogen flame that can be that wasn ' t connected to no.
injury and also dr.

However are however highly and also disproportionately revealed individuals of the. Alaska are the highest well-known human PvE concentrations in the circumpolar Arctic.
I ' m very worried that the absence of controls in the u.s. allows the disposing. Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire resistants in those four groups of. 50 I believe the reason that it ' s not accessible has much less to do with the reality.Stapleton might I route that very same
inquiry to you especially relative to your current research has any one of your
recent study led you to conclude that any kind of recognized ofr provides little to no danger
to people especially to youngsters so I am NOT examining the toxicity of these
independent chemicals I'' m examining their visibility and also items and also how it
relates to direct exposure as well as whether that may be connected with health danger as well as so we
concentrated on a 6 to 8 chemicals and not an extensive checklist that covers all
home name flame retardant so your concern is exposure in addition to poisoning say thanks to
you extremely much Commissioner Robinson Stapledon wear'' t vanish I ' m complying with up
on this we you know in your testimony your that was submitted in writing you
noted a bunch of research studies that you were entailed in several research studies that you
were associated with and afterwards in your testimony you were testifying truly
quickly and I was creating as quick as I can
I desire to make sure that I my understanding is that you'' ve done biometric research studies that reveal that enhanced ofr s in kids blood is related to infant furniture with increased ofr s did I obtain that appropriate yes we'' ve revealed that infants have much greater direct exposure to the T dCPP intrest it'' s taken into consideration a carcinogen which is related to a number of infant items had in the home alright and also can you inform me which among the magazine'' s provided is yeah that'' s in the Hoffman il 2015 magazine site best alright and also after that the next thing that you stated that I listed was that there was a solid organization as well as this was seemed to be with individuals not simply kids with furnishings with greater ofr s locating much more in the dirt and in the blood of individuals as well as which which research study sustains that that is the Hamel il 2017 publication pointed out in my written statement fantastic thanks a lot as well as dr.Lund ah you

stated in your you have footnote 16 17 18 19 20 that'' s included in your connect to and in your composed testimony and this point appears to be that many of the ofr remains in the dirt in the residence are the outcome of Oh affairs as well as household products did I recognize that properly yes that is our the referrals we drew to reveal the link between the the household items and also direct exposure of home locals although reference 16 is to refer to the truth that even more two times as lots of PS PBDEs were included in house furniture than to vehicles great and also mr.Simon I recognize general you said that you sustain the package which you think that this band would be excessively wide however I want to see if I can zoom in on that a bit because the bundle is I recognize it absolutely discovered that ofr s are poisonous that they migrate from products and products with greater ofr s are related to rooms with hot with much more dirt as well as that AFR'' s in blood and if there are higher or fires in blood that is connected with unfavorable health influence do you agree with all of that wear'' t. worry I ' ll reach your objection yet do you agree with that thus far no as well as I.
believe I simply wished to clarify I believe it'' s really clear in the staff report that. there is a recognition there not every one of those substances are poisonous and also there'' s. even a graph that type of suggested and also I ask forgiveness since I phrased that. improperly all of the oil terminates regarding which we have.
data revealed that they are our hazardous right no and I don'' t agree with that. alright which and you'' re which ones are not harmful that have actually been researched yes I think.
there'' s a number that'which ' s one of our problems concerning the wide method is. that you ' re regulating essentially you understand relying on 25 to 85 different.
chemicals so you'' re and you you ' re claiming that there are studies of non non. polymeric additive organo halogens that reveal that several of them are risk-free and not. hazardous is that what you'' re informing us yes the only witness who claimed that today so.
if you can offer those dyes that would be wonderful um and also yet you concur that if.
there'' s raised ofr s in furniture its linked with higher ofr s in dirt in. the area or would certainly you differ with that too I'' m sorry commissioner can you
. make clear that inquiry if it'' s greater if they ' re high if furniture in the area. has higher ofr s its linked with greater ofr s and the dusts in the
area. do you concur with that I would claim it relies on the ofr and also that'' s one of our. concerns is that your abiding everything with each other as well as even if red wines that. We'' ve done researches of you you disagree with that.
I would certainly state you'' d need to clarify what the resource of the ofr
is where'it. shouldn ' t it might not just be furnishings it could be various other sources which ' s an. If you, crucial determination and also that was the basis regarding my inquiry is that.
have furnishings with high o FRS do you differ or concur that it'' s associated. with greater o FRS and also the dirt in the space once more I would certainly claim it depends upon the.
O FRS and likewise the application that it'' s used as well as if there are greater or fires in.
the space in a space as well as individuals reside in that area would you concur that with kids.
it'' s related to higher o FRS in the blood in the pee I simply wish to be.
clear I'' m not attempting to avoid your concern I'' m attempting to really make clear.
different no much'' s are used in various matrices they'' ve been a cut or migrate.
or be sent out at different degrees or maybe not at all which'' s why I ' m simply. envision to claim so broadly that indeed after that and I attempted to make it clear at the.
start of the day that when I state ofr is I'' m referring to exactly what we'' re. taking care of in this request non polymeric additive organo halogens and also.
of those you do agree it'' s a risk you differ it ' s and. it caught it if it ' s in furnishings at elevated rates that it ' s connected with. the dirt being elevated in the room and also you disagree that it ' s connected with. raised blood as well as pee is that reasonable to state. simply to clear up differ that all ofr is existing a danger and that all ofr.
linked recognize of any of those that that we have are handling if you.
could inform us what research studies would certainly sustain what your sight is since it''
s so. different than any kind of individual who'' s affirmed today thank you.
Thanks commissioner kay thanks madam chair I''

m mr.Simon I think you.
did state at the very least one of them though as well as remedy me please if I'' m incorrect TBB.
did you discuss that as one that had actually been exonerated and also what'' s your. understanding of this of the studies related to that specific chemical. that you understand overall when you take a look at the overall direct exposure for that chemical.
does not present a danger to human health and wellness or the setting and also we'' ve done some.
supporting science that checks out meta-analysis of the information that'' s out. there just to utilize that as an example levels of TB BPA that are out there are. 7 million times below those that would likely create health and wellness impacts so they.
assume that'' s just an extremely concrete instance which'' s what led federal governments.
like Canada an EU to make that decision I assume it'' s vital
to. note though that ongoing research study is always suitable and you always desire to make.
sure that I know there is ongoing research study connected with television BPA.
sponsored by the market and likewise by federal governments as well as so it is something that.
we need to look at but there'' s clearly been a regulatory decision there.
as well as you referred earlier to the team graph I think as well as I'' m checking out page.
99 of the personnel briefing and also under that on the graph where it states TB BPA it.
mark off toxicity associated with acute toxicity chronic poisoning.
reproductive advancement poisoning neurotoxicity.
hereditary toxicity and also persistent coughing Yuman toxicity as well as labels that as a chronic.
toxic chemical therefore how does that square with your view that it has been.
located not to be poisonous just like any kind of chemical it'' s a function of.
I assume for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the personnel chart as.
you consider the exposure levels that does absent a risk which was.
that was what I was mentioning so excuse any kind of complication there so.
That ' s one and'I think also dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so just since something
has the potential prospective be toxicPoisonous
of exposure and also that'' s why I hesitated in feedback to Commissioner.
Robinson'' s doubt to instantly state that all of the far has produced big.
levels of exposure so the research that you'' re referring to or the metadata.
meta-analysis related to the studies if I recognize you properly.
don'' t differ as much with the toxicity however even more with the lack of.
direct exposure is that what you'' re stating absolutely and also in your mind those.
researches exonerate this chemical and eliminate it from consideration.
I think traditional toxicology would certainly claim that if you'' re not revealed as something.
at a degree that'' s most likely to create unfavorable results that yes and dr. Stapleton do you the characterization concerning the exposure related to that.
chemical I assume there'' s a thanks for asking me due to the fact that there ' s a crucial factor. that ' s missing out on below is that television BPA even more than ninety percent of its usage it is a.
high production volume chemical is made use of in a responsive form which means it'' s. chemically bound to the items it'' s attached 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 also alter used more in an additive form exposure would.
Go up it depends on how it'' s utilized in the product as well as that relates to.
I think I just on concept we ' re hesitant to see below you ' ve made. Payment yet that ' s one of the problems we have with the petition total as well as.
problem of subsidy writeable alternative and making certain we'' re thoughtful as we.
take a look at item design I regret my time has expired thank you thanks really.
much commissioner a lot more brave no doubt thank you at that'' s this time around.
We will finish this fifth panel and also once more our honest recognition to all of.
you for being right here for your readiness to indicate and also we will certainly take a few.
minutes to switch over right into our sixth panel as well as again my genuine many thanks thank you welcome back to this public conference.
we'' re going to proceed our last panel for today and also the 6 people who are.
joining us this afternoon get on the phone so we have no person being in front.
If we could, of us yet let me state to all of you as well as thank you for being right here.
simply I'' ll call your name if you might just confirm with me that you get on the.
line that would certainly be really practical miss burrow Meier good mid-day hi.
thank you dr.Singler yes

I'' m here thank you and can I verify that you are going.
to have a PowerPoint to reveal us that we have it but I that you'' re preparation on.
revealing it yes that'' s appropriate thanks extremely much dr. ruby yes I'' m. here thank you miss out on Curtis I'' m here dr. Hirschmann.
thanks and as well as miss out on dr.

PA did you point out that as one that had actually been pardoned and also what'' s your. I assume for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the team graph as. That ' s one and also'I assume even dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so just since something
has the potential possible be toxicPoisonous I think I just on principle we ' re reluctant to see here you ' ve made. Commission yet that ' s one of the issues we have with the request total and also. latency period between direct exposure as well as onset of the condition and.
large variety of chemicals we are subjected to every day there is sufficient.
toxicological proof of damage to enable as well as as a matter of fact to call for the Compensation to.
act chemical sector has long said that if you can'' t show direct
causation. you can'' t regulate the chemical we need just check out the instance of cigarette use.
to see the results of that strategy millions dead while the tobacco sector.
remains to make thousands of millions of dollars in earnings the Commission.
must not embrace the exact same eventually dangerous as well as unreasonably high criterion.
here absence of information on social expense of ailment the team reefing contends that.
they do not have adequate data to do a cost-benefit analysis for providing the.
petition one minute loading it will always be less complicated to record the.
hard price to sector of outlawing chemicals from particular items than it.
Is to develop the economic advantage of illness prevention yet we can.
track most of the clinical as well as shed efficiency expenses for condition like.
breast cancer cells yet just how does one measure the societal expense of the pain and also.
suffering of the millions of women as well as men and their family members dealing with a bust.
cancer diagnosis we submit that those combined prices far surpass whatever.
economic effect there may get on manufacturers being asked to simply quit.
making use of these chemicals in recap refuting the setting would be a failing by the.
Payment to properly safeguard public health and wellness we advise the Compensation to reject.
the personnel instruction package and also approved the request as it was sent give thanks to.
you once again for this opportunity to indicate thank you quite dr.Singler.

thanks for the chance to affirm today my name is Venus engli and I am.
supervisor of study translation at the program on reproductive wellness of the.
atmosphere at University of The Golden State San Francisco my research concentrates on.
chemicals in the interior atmosphere and also effects on prone populations such.
as expecting females as well as youngsters next slide.
why do clergymans mission is to develop a much healthier atmosphere for human.
reproduction as well as advancement with advancing clinical inquiry clinical.
treatment as well as health policies that prevent direct exposures to hazardous chemicals in our.
environment following slide the federal harmful substances Act to locate the.
– compound as you see here and today I'' ll be concentrating on the 2nd component the.
reality that exposure to unsafe compound occurs as a result of.
customary use next slide so beginning in the middle of the slide we understand that.
fire resistants in interior air and dirt causes human direct exposures as we'' ve listened to.
from many various other testifiers today as well as we intend to comprehend sort of one step back.
from that just how the items in question in this petition electronic devices kids'' s. items furniture and mattresses contribute to fire resistants in indoor.
air and dust and the succeeding human direct exposures next slide slide 5 so.
researchers use a framework referred to as the Bradford Hill aspects to evaluate the.
evidence connecting the prospective reason as well as impact so I'' ll briefly assess some of.
the proof associating with the crucial factors today as well as refer the Commission.
commissioners to my complete composed statement for a much more detailed.
summary so the factors are do we see a gradient of impact and what'' s the. strength of the effect is it statistically substantial. exists a sensible timing of the occasion does the reason precede the effect is.
there uniformity in between research studies as well as do we have speculative proof that''
s in. comprehensibility with the real-world observations following slide in this chart.
we'' re taking a look at the H BCD level and dust on the left hand side and distance.
from television on the base H BCD degrees are highest and also dirt directly by.
the television and also levels go down considerably as you move far from the television as well as other.
researches had comparable findings with furnishings and mattresses this slope.
of effect highly recommends that these items are the sources of the.
flame-retardant emissions to dirt next slide slide 7 in this research scientists.
collected dirt samples from bed mattress and floorings inside residences and also they found a.
statistically significant strong correlation in between levels of brominated.
flame retardants as well as bed mattress dirt and also Florida the toughness of this impact.
suggests that the mattress is a major factor to the flame-retardant.
filling in dirt and also various other research studies made similar searchings for.
for furniture electronic devices as well as children'' s products following slide in these charts.
we'' re looking at PB de degrees and also dirt on the left hand side in regard to.
When you get rid of, whether or not items are present so in blue you can see that.
an item containing flame retardants the TV the PB de levels fell.
When you, drastically by nearly 80% on the various other hand you can see in orange that.
place a brand-new item having fire retardants right into the area the bed mattress PB.
de degrees boosted considerably by about 2,000 percent so this really clear.
relationship between the timing of the assumed cause-and-effect highly.
suggest that these products are significant factors to fire retardant loading.
as well as dirt and comparable results have been found with other type of products as well as.
other research studies next slide slide 9 researches on these products on fire resistant.
discharges were performed in the United States Canada the EU and New Zealand in.
different sort of indoor settings residences kid care facilities offices as well as.
with different type of products these studies all made comparable searchings for about.
flame resistant one min continuing to be into indoor dust and air as well as the.
uniformity of outcomes throughout the different studies increases our.
self-confidence in the findings next slide and afterwards ultimately we see this comprehensibility.
in between the outcomes of the laboratory research studies and real life observations in.
this study the researchers discovered that the stool and experimental chamber given off.
flame resistants straight into the chamber as well as they located similar results.
with other sort of items so this is regular with the real-world researches.
that find these items contribute to flame resistant exhausts next slide in.
verdict thinking about the factors researchers made use of to examine widgets.
affiliations between reason and impact there is a strong body of proof showing.
that these products add to fire resistant degrees indoors in succeeding.
human exposures this evidence also talks to the truth that eliminating these.
flame-retardant items from interior setting has the prospective to.
significantly reduced human direct exposures to these chemicals thanks quite for.
the chance – great thank you extremely much dr.Diamond.

Thank You chair Buerkle and commissioners for the opportunity to.
speak in assistance of the petition I'' m a professor of ecological chemistry at.
the University of Toronto in Canada I'' ve been studying and also releasing on.
organo halogen flame retardants or ofr given that the very early 2000s.
some of the testimony today has actually cited my laboratories function I will certainly talk on three factors.
first of all why ought to the Commission act to control ofr s as a course all ofr.
semi-volatile natural compounds or s VOCs s EO CS that are additive to a.
polymer certainly as well as predictably move from their beginning of that.
polymer to the surrounding atmosphere that includes people migration of.
audited ofr is is a fundamental building of the ofr subdivision they were speaking.
of movement from four product classifications to the surrounding.
environment indoors where these products lie additive ofr is migrated to.
preferentially build up in individuals as well as various other fatty kinds of materials indoors.
migration can be via air or by direct transfer from the product.
particularly those natural or fatty abundant components and doors are our skin our.
clothes and also dust as soon as again migration of additive ofr s from products and.
buildup on skin garments as well as dust is predictable as well as unpreventable lastly.
ofr s and also other chemicals released inside are persistent due to minimal.
chemical degradation paths this leads me to aim number 2 the link.
in between degrees of low FRS and also products as well as dust when an application was tabled in.
2015 to our finest understanding it was dirt there was a main source of human.
direct exposure to ofr as a class however research including our own has actually progressed our.
understanding of direct exposure courses past that of dirt dust is likely a surrogate.
or proxy for indoor origins of ofr exposure instead we now understand it ofr.
s are transferred directly from items to hands adhered to by hand to mouth.
tact also our hands grab polluted workdesks again moved by hand to mouth.
call we likewise comprehend that ofr is launched from products right into air in.
evitable and also predictably build up on all.
bearskin and on our clothing oh FRS on skin as well as garments contribute to direct exposure.
to summarize we now comprehend that o FRS adhere to multiple routes of direct exposure.
indoors as well as the dirt is a sensible surrogate for direct exposure as well as the 4.
item courses I intend to concentrate on o FRS and also digital cases all digital.
items that we experienced which is almost 300 products include additive oh f RS in.
their housings we located a statistically significant relationship in between levels.
of o FRS in products and also Oh F RS as well as dusts that'' s a basi Adele 2016 our.
recent data by yang Adele 2017 show a connection between ofr swipe from the.
surfaces of portable digital gadgets and their owners hands these tools.
consist of cell phones tablet computers residence phones and laptops I'' ve been watching the.
procedures today on YouTube I see many individuals are holding a mobile phone I see.
the children that ever younger ages are handling electronic devices like cell.
phones that have ofr s the transfer of Oh F bars from handheld digital.
devices to young children also young children and also to everybody managing these gadgets is.
inescapable I value the requirement to have fire safety and security testament today has consisted of.
comments at O FRS enhanced the safety of digital products I welcome.
peer-reviewed scientific evidence to reveal this as I am not knowledgeable about such.
evidence I conclude by supporting the application we recognize that ofr is moved.
from products there'' s strong evidence of prevalent human direct exposure to O FRS as.
complicated in one minute staying aesthetic chemicals and also there are solid.
proof of their capability to trigger several damaging results thanks give thanks to.
you quite miss out on Curtis I'' m Cathy Curtis exec supervisor of tidy and also.
healthy and balanced New York we thank the Payment for the.
opportunity to indicate though greater than a half and a year has actually passed since we.
last have actually opposed prior to this body on this subject we continue to be convinced that it.
is essential for the Customer Item Security Payment to approve the restriction of.
organo halogen flame retardants as well as consumer items healthy and balanced and clean New.
York has actually focused on flame-retardant chemicals for over a decade and my job.
substantially/ dates that I led job to pass the New York state law banning.
Penta and octa as well as creating a job force on fire resistant safety to check out.
alternatives to deca c hny led the work to pass a very first in nation ban on TC EP.
and also subsequent growth of the regulation to consist of TDC PP in new york state.
– carcinogens i collaborated the National Partnership for hazardous complimentary fire safety as well as.
from 2006 to 2014 and during that duration I helped Guard government deca BD.
phase-out development considerable market shifts and aided collaborate numerous.
state degree bans I offered on the EPA designed for the setting.
options analysis collaborations for both deca as well as HB c HB CD and also was among.
2 advocates with the New york city State Professional Firefighters Organization.
appointed to New York'' s Task Force on fire retardant safety and security from 2005 to 2013.
when I spoke in January 2016 I mentioned that 12 states took activity on flame.
retardant chemicals since today 14 states have taken on a total of 33.
plans 15 states have 22 pending plans in 2017 with a total amount of 23.
states either having enacted regulations or having pending legislation or both and also.
yet in spite of state-level ofr restrictions and market shifts the use of hazardous.
chemicals in home goods as well as youngsters'' s items continues which is why federal.
action for CPSC is called for in December 2015 the secure couches and also more.
project launched the record fire resistants and also furniture fallen in.
floorings leaders laggards and also the drive for adjustment we found that of the tops.
furniture cushion and carpeting padding suppliers there was a series of use.
of fire retardant chemicals just five of the 14 mattress firms reported.
being totally free of flame-retardant chemicals below'' s what the executive summary said.
concerning cushions 5 of 14 bed mattress manufacturers reported not using fire retardant.
chemicals 5 reported not being proactively flame retardant complimentary 4 did not resource.
fire resistant totally free foam and 1 did not provide clearness that their obstacle was.
flame-retardant totally free one utilizes fire resistants in some items and also not in.
others 3 did not supply details considering that the publication of that document.
none of the mattress producers have challenged these searchings for given that January.
very first firms reporting to Washington State under their kids'' s safe. products act have actually reported a hundred and 10 instances of fire resistant usage in.
infant and youngsters'' s products this includes 4 records of deca BD usage.
among which went to levels over 10,000 components per million 2 instances of hexa.
bromo cyclododecatriene or bisphenol A – one circumstances of TDC PP as well as one instance.
of P CEP additionally unpublished third-party research laboratory screening by the preparing yourself.
for baby project which c hny coordinates and also the Facility for.
Environmental Health and wellness in 2016 and also 2017 have actually found halogenated flame retardants.
in polyurethane foam utilized in infant products the fire retardants include.
Tris – – Bhutto oxy SL phosphate as well as Tris one.
chloro – propyl phosphate finally state activities to ban particular flame.
retardants while important are insufficient to stay clear of direct exposure to protect.
public wellness state task force reports plainly show there are alternatives to.
halogens that are cost effective available as well as effective additive flame resistants.
are still being one minute continuing to be are thank you additive flame retardants are.
still being reported as well as upholstered furniture bed mattress baby as well as young child.
products and electronics the four classifications covered under the request.
request markets might be changing but I'' ve not fully made the shift to safer.
techniques of fire security for these reasons as well as those mentioned by other.
supporters today tidy and also healthy New York strongly sustains a decision by the.
Consumer Item Security Commission to safeguard to the health of consumers by.
restricting the sale anticipate contain organelle hallie and also.
retardant chemicals thanks thank you significantly mrs.Curtis dr.natural herb Smith
great mid-day many thanks significantly for the opportunity to affirm today I''
m an epidemiologist and associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia College Postman School of Public Health I'' m associated with the Columbia Facility for kids'' s environmental health the Columbia Center for environmental health and wellness in northern Manhattan as well as the cancer public health program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Cells Facility at the Columbia College Medical Facility because 2002 I'' ve been studying the impact of prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers P P de flame resistants and their results on children'' s thyroid hormone levels and neuro development in my research study we picked umbilical cord blood and also have actually functioned with the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention to procedure P be de parts or congeners that are related to the penta brominated diphenyl ether or Penta PDE blend I have discovered that in all of the neonates in my research study studies in both Baltimore as well as in New York City the children had observable levels of a minimum of one of the Penta PDE congeners in their cable blood we found proof recommending that prenatal direct exposure to Penta PDE congeners influence perinatal thyroid hormonal agent degrees we additionally discovered that kids that were subjected prenatally to greater focus of Penta BDE congeners relative to children in the research study with reduced direct exposures racked up considerably lower on cognitive examinations including intelligence tests at ages four and seven as well as these children with greater direct exposures also reported having much more focus problems based upon my study and also the study of various other investigators in the field there'' s a sufficient proof indicating that prenatal direct exposure to Penta btes is related to lower scores on indications of both cognition like intelligence as well as additionally boosted variety of habits troubles that are gauged throughout childhood given that PBDEs have actually been phased out of use as well as new computer system brand-new consumer products brand-new compounds have been utilized rather a few of these compounds are additionally organo halogen fire retardants meaning that they are in the very same chemical family as PPD as well as other flame retardants that have been terminated or prohibited previously like brominated Tris we'' ve lately researched residences in New york city City where females as well as their little ones three to 5 years of ages live amongst all the females and the kids we examine each was subjected to observable degrees of PBDEs as well as brominated flame resistant chemicals that are made use of as PVD replacements abbreviated as TVB and also t BP h well t BB&T BP h were discovered on the hands of all the females and also the youngsters we studied youngsters had greater concentrations on their hands as contrasted to their mothers after accounting for distinctions in hand size we additionally located that the amount of TB b.
as well as t p ph in residence dirt was associated with the amount of TB b TB b + TB ph on. the hands of the moms as well as youngsters residing in these houses toxicological data.
has demonstrated that these PB de replacements are naturally energetic.
research studies from various other scientists in the field have actually shown that these substances.
can interact with nuclear receptors called p/ gamma which are involved in.
adipose emesis and also relevant to weight problems various other researches have demonstrated that.
direct exposure while pregnant has changed mother’s thyroid hormonal agents as well as generated.
liver poisoning based upon my very own study and also the research of others in the area.
I end that in homes in the United States where expecting females and also kids live.
there are detectable degrees of both PBDEs as well as their halogenated replacements.
children infants as well as unborn children are extra prone to the health and wellness effects.
resulting from exposure to a wide array of environmental chemicals.
including halogenated flame resistants for that reason is my professional viewpoint.
that there is reason to be concerned that the entire class of exercises organo.
halogen fire retardants might cause injury or disease to human beings specifically.
to fetuses and young kids as a result I support laws developed to.
stop human direct exposure to these chemicals from customer items thanks.
very a lot for your interest and also your time thanks really much dr.Zeller.

yes excellent mid-day and thank you for giving me the possibility to talk to.
you today I'' m a teacher in the biology department at the College of.
Massachusetts Amherst my research study over the past 25 years has actually been concentrated on.
comprehending just how thyroid hormonal agent manages mind development and whether.
and have environmental chemicals like halogenated flame resistants can.
disrupt this action its initially vital to identify that.
thyroid hormone is necessary for brain advancement in the fetus in babies and.
in youngsters this fact is so well acknowledged that every baby birthed in this.
nation is examined for regular performance of the thyroid gland at birth in some.
regions of the nation as several as 1 as well as 1,200 babies have low thyroid hormonal agent.
as well as it'' s thought about a medical emergency situation to make sure that they are recognized as well as.
dealt with quickly to limit the cognitive deficits triggered by reduced thyroid hormonal agent.
throughout development it'' s also come to be clear that thyroid hormone levels and.
expecting ladies are essential for development of the unborn child and also this.
When the fetal thyroid, appears to be especially true in the very first trimester.
When thyroid hormone is still, gland has not yet established yet.
required for mind development my research study on halogenated flame-retardants.
such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers tetra bromo bisphenol An and some.
perfluorinated chemicals has actually demonstrated that these chemicals can.
hinder thyroid hormonal agent in the developing brain however in manner ins which we.
wear'' t completely recognize presently the only device we need to determine whether
. these flame-retardants impact the human thyroid system is to gauge blood.
degrees of thyroid hormone the job in my laboratory busy of others.
around the globe has revealed that a few of these chemicals can interfere with.
thyroid hormone in mind in a fashion that'' s not consistent with changes in.
blood levels of thyroid hormone we'' ve recently broadened this work to humans by.
screening whether halogenated chemicals can get in.
anxiety with thyroid hormonal agent actions in the placenta we focused on the placenta for.
the evident factor that it'' s a cells that ' s readily available however it ' s also a recognized. target of thyroid hormonal agent activity and also it'' s likely that similar effects are. happening in the fetal mind in cooperation with our Canadian.
these halogenated fire resistants can as well as do affect human advancement partly. by disrupting thyroid hormonal agent during development this final thought is. based upon years of high-resolution study that can ' t be duplicated for
. every halogenated flame retardant these chemicals are robbing our children. as well as grandchildren of important intellectual potential. as well as while these results might not show up on the faces of our youngsters. they ' re no much less crucial to them independently or to our society thank you. for your focus thanks very'much dr.Zeller as well as thank you to every one of our. panelists for getting involved by phone the commissioners

will certainly currently ask their. 5-minute round of questions and also I will certainly begin the inquiries as well as I will certainly address. this to anyone on the panel that wish to answer this I ' m going back to. the referral from team as well as the issues that they increased primary that.'we do not have the information that would certainly enable us to ban a course of chemicals on. certain chemicals therefore we Dadda there is an information void and we ' ve. heard this it ' s been sort of a persisting theme throughout the day and if'any person. wish to comment on that I would certainly appreciate hearing your. ideas so this is Tom Zeller if I can leap in extremely rapidly with just a. extremely quick response to that which is I believe that we should make. recommendations as well as policies based upon what we understand not on
what we wear ' t recognize. so the fact that there is an information void and also there will always be data voids should. not limit us from action say thanks to
you thanks areum Dimond I ' d like to add. to that by saying that we understand the thermodynamics of just how ofr is behaved and. we understand it ' s unpreventable that they will certainly migrate from items as well as lead to. direct exposure thank you dr.Damon I guess my follow-up.
When the government does a. study and
they don ' t see an effect on blood levels degrees thyroid hormone hormonal agent say, cells without impacting blood degrees so that meansClaim
that it ' s safe and also I wear ' t believe that that ' s a reputable argument. When you ' re a. data-driven company recognizing the import and the feasible exposure and also, any longer thank you extremely a lot and I ' ll just follow that up with. poisoning of each chemical is essential and I believe that is that is our struggle.
here we have to depend on information we can ' t presume due to the fact that one chemical belongs to a. course of chemicals that after that they ' re all that they are all dangerous or create a. danger to the consumer medical professional forgive me commissioner Adler thanks very a lot.
madam chairman and following up on that dr.Singler you ' ve simply listened to the.
Chairman expressing this worry concerning requirement for information gap fillers in your.
The golden state office of environmental wellness hazard analysis did
look at.
question is whether the is it your idea that the molecular. attributes are
completely usual to all of ' RS that they can be dealt. with as a class yes I would claim that ' s that ' s regarding it that is correct and also in. the truth that the carbon halogen bonds or the bond between carbon and also a bromine. or a chlorine is what is the consistent feature of this class that
presents the. direct exposure homes as we ' ve heard that they will inevitably
move out of. products that at that semi-volatile organic chemical actions so it provides. them those direct exposure residential or commercial properties along with the poisoning residential or commercial properties that.
tendency to go into cells and gather in cellulite as well as create poisoning dr. diamond you
said a number of research studies that demonstrate that direct exposure to HF RS.
can occur from intake of dust hand to mouth transferred a facial intake. directly from air apparel and breathing some of these exposure routes. appear more probable than others as a result of differential volatility of these.
chemicals does this suggest that a few of these chemicals are likely to provide.
minimal or no health dangers well allow ' s simply use apart the parts there of. your concern so one is the movement and the exposure course and the other is. toxicity my remarks were were concentrated on exposure and also yes depending upon the.
precise system properties on the chemicals will certainly differ in the propensity to dividing
. onto skin versus a stay in air and as well as to which we would be exposed much more.
Due to the fact that of the determination and also the and the kind of the, via breathing the. inner biological perseverance of these compounds the path of exposure does not
. show up to or at the very least I am not conscious that the path of direct exposure info.
winces toxicity no.not toxicity I presume what I ' m stating is taking the.
combination of toxicity and also the path of exposure does that lead you to end.
of a number of states concerning O FRS you appear pessimistic that state activity.
will effectively attend to the trouble of dangerous Oh F ours is that you ' re. worried that it insufficient states will pass legislations disallowing no FRS or that the. states that prohibit certain O FRS will leave so several others on the market that. consumers will certainly not be sufficiently protected policy I there are concerns. that children in Mississippi as well as Indiana and also Wyoming are not necessarily.
Thank You Commissioner Robinson thank you dr.Singhal I ' m going to direct.
these questions at you yet after that dr. Hirschmann I ' d like your remarks as.
uncertainty we never ever have perfect data or all the data that we need to make the. choice and also it ' s vital to be able to move on in the face of. unpredictability to to make choices and also placed defenses in area that that are.
needed so I assume those those tools are necessary and also have been confirmed for.
that purpose by researchers as well as other agencies so I think it ' s likewise vital.
to think about the criterion we ' re thinking of in the choice to be
made so in. If, in this situation we ' re believing concerning the possible to create damage
or you know. if these chemicals might trigger the significant injury'or ailment as well as I. assume in believing concerning'the level of evidence evidence needed to fulfill that.
standard that these devices do supply that level of proof that this class.
of chemicals might trigger injury okay as well as as well as if you use these well-established. medically accepted methods of obtaining around data gaps that many. If we applied those here it would certainly be, others have actually utilized why do you think.
appropriate to put these OU FRS right into a class I assume the as well as when you think.
regarding developing a chemical course or group you consider typical architectural.
or structural or molecular attributes as well as common exposure paths and the.
ofr s do you have those in common as a course thank you as well as dr.Herb swoon do. you have anything to add to that I initially I agree with. whatever that doctor Singla claimed and and what others have actually claimed previously today. is simply under it is really impractical to anticipate that we are mosting likely to be able. we as a clinical neighborhood are

going to have the ability to examine each and every single. chemical that ' s took into commerce it ' s just not it ' s just not feasible and the. case in point I can speak with my own research study started looking at PBDEs and. Have actually relocated into PB de substitutes however we ' re just or we ' re behind where. what ' s currently in circulation'as well as so this way of being so reactionary is not.'offering us it ' s not serving us well as well as so using the methods that dr. Singler. explained dr. Birnbaum described earlier you understand we can understand just how comparable. various substances are to one another and'attract throughout the entire course as well as use. weight of evidence which is what
we make use of in epidemiology toxicology to type of. Due to the fact that this, make a decision regarding the poisoning of any particular substance. really is not not sensible to expect that we ' re mosting likely to be able to test. every compound it ' s an unrealistic assumption thank you as well as.
that 2nd location of problem that personnel had was that the presence of ofr. chemicals in family dirt does not establish a link to the 4 product. classifications that petitioners have recognized dr.Singla do you have. anything that you can include that would resolve that worry of course a few of the the. information that I offered in my swat slide talks with that really problem that we have. studies connecting those particular products furniture cushions youngsters ' s. products electronic devices to the levels of flame retardants in the interior. setting in dirt or air

so those research studies do show a really certain. connection to example at a television or a mattress or a laptop remaining in. a space as well as the degrees of flame retardant and error does thank you a lot as well as. thanks to all of you Thank You Commissioner cake thank you. madam chair does anyone on the panel have any kind of data whatsoever or can point out any. research study or any kind of federal government finding that would pardon any of
any kind of body organ elgyn absolutely nothing we ' re hearing simply silence and also. just how about dr. diamond in Canada dr. ruby one of the previous panelists. pointed out that Canada may have pardoned in organo halogen are you. knowledgeable about that yes I am so it ' s TELEVISION BPA and also under the Canadian chemical. management strategy under the Canadian Environmental Security Act the. verdict was that it the TV BPA can not be identified as harmful yet I want to. include that as well as I ' ll quote from the
report although there is currently restricted. direct exposure in Canada 2tb BPA and also its focus currently in the. atmosphere are not a sign of injury to microorganisms in Canada there may be. issues if brand-new tasks were to take place so I went back to what Heather Stapleton. claimed earlier television BPA is utilized 90% as a reactive flame-retardant rather than an. additive the truth that the the adjudication was based upon exposure not. on threat is most likely due to the fact that it ' s utilized as a reactive as well as
not contributed to. flame-retardant there is some usage of t b– bpa as an additive flame-retardant. and also ought to that enhance after that under the canadian chemical monitoring plan of the. adjudicators would certainly go back to that decision as well as reassess IC and also this is. for you or any person else was there anything about the chemical framework of.
If it were using additive
form that, t b– BPA that would certainly lead you to think that. it would certainly not present a hazard no one intends to say on that particular well let me ask.
Dina Singh existed I desire to comment on the opposite of that really the. I would like to resemble that remark and also there is enough proof currently of the.
thank you and also dr.

5-minute round of questions as well as I will start the inquiries and I will address. The truth that there is an information space as well as there will always be data spaces should. California office of ecological health and wellness danger evaluation did
look at. Thank You Commissioner Robinson thank you dr.Singhal I ' m going to route.
Have actually moved into PB de replacements but we ' re just or we ' re behind where.Zola I really quite value the means you specified what
our cost must be that we need to act based on what we understand not based on what
we wear'' t understand as well as I wear ' t believe that there'' s any variance in between that
Because I think as you look at, and also the idea that we are a data-driven firm
the information that has actually been offered from the application via the initial public
hearing the first public comment all the method with till now I think the data is
really overwhelming and also I believe the information is frustrating on every solitary
point and so one can constantly state there'' s not enough information but in any type of Trier
Act does not offer us the ability to move forward as a class I believe that it.
certain as well as if one ' s gon na slip up if one I ' ll close on this if at. completion of the day we review this decision and state we made a'mistake I ' d. far rather us make the blunder that finishes up being also safety of kids than.
one that pulls except that so thanks quite miss Gardner thank you.
quite miss out on Weintraub and the rest of your coalition for bringing this.
petition to our interest as well as I wish you do it justice Commissioner cardiovascular no. inquiries thanks very a lot allow me begin by stating thank you to this last.
number 6 panel today thank you for sharing and also offering your expertise to.
this firm we significantly value your time as well as your effort in preparing not. only for your created testimony yet for being here using phone for this.
afternoon ' s listening to thank you all quite for the record I also wish to keep in mind. that along with today ' s discussions we have received created.
remarks from the International Rest Products Organization American Residence.
Furnishings Alliance as well as children at risk along with their old statement.
today ' s we likewise received extra created testament from the National.
Resources Protection Council the Eco-friendly Scientific Research Policy Institute and also the.
When again our personnel who, american Chemistry Council I also desire to recognize
. has been here with all of us day as well as who helped promote this fulfilling the.
office of the assistant consisting of Performing Assistant Alberta Mills MS rough Hammond
. our basic advise Mary Boyle and also the offices executive director Shelley Koval.
and also being in for our exec supervisor Tate mr.Dwayne ray Jon Magoo. ghen once more thank you very a lot for handling all of these audio-visual

. initiatives today we do value that I want to just make one last comment. regarding today ' s hearing I wish to take the couple of minutes to thank the staff for the. instruction bundle although our teams work was matched throughout the day. I assume a great deal of it you recognize was brought into question and also the thinking behind. it as well as what I wish to state that might not understand some folks who wear ' t comply with. CPSC very carefully is that the Compensation instruction is actually restrict what staff. can do when we get a request as well as it restricts the quantity of time
personnel can. invest on a petition before it is granted or energetic acted upon by
the Compensation. and so to think that the staffs instruction bundle was their job in totality is. not a precise representation of the personnels work they are restricted in to what they.
can do when they bring that rundown package up in reaction to a petition and. I likewise just intend to stress that the team makes an independent judgment and. suggestion as well as I congratulate them for providing an extremely beneficial plan for. which the commissioners will certainly base their decision upon and along with the.
minimal time variable for reacting to a petition as well as making a recommendation to.
the Compensation staff likewise has to take into account various other problems some of those.
being sources and various other priorities that the Payment has developed so.
they balance all of those elements right into their instruction plan to the Commission. and also I simply desire to thank to all the staff who prepared that briefing. package and also made it a very helpful file for us as well as I guess one last.
If our toxicologist could as well as time and money, thing I ' m presuming that.

Act does not offer us the ability to relocate forward as a class I assume that it. I think a great deal of it you understand was called right into concern and the thinking behind. CPSC really carefully is that the Commission directive is actually restrict what staff. I likewise just desire to stress that the personnel makes an independent judgment and also.

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