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

Invite back to this public meeting of
the USA Customer Item Security Compensation our hearing which
began this morning at 9:00 a.m. will now proceed just a tip that this
is a public hearing to obtain talk about the application asking for the
Commission launch rulemaking under the government unsafe compound act to
declare several groups of products consisting of a '' native organo halogen fire resistants to be quote prohibited hazardous materials finish quote we have spoken with 4 panels this morning as well as we are mosting likely to currently learn through our fifth on this panel we are pleased to have MS Cady Huffman from the Partnership of nurses for healthy and balanced environments MS Jenna Reed Union of Concerned Researchers mr.Robert science

excuse me mr. Robert Simon from the American Chemistry Council and while mr. Simon exists I would just state that mr. Mike walls from the American Chemistry Council will likewise be offered to respond to inquiries as well as on the phone we have MS Sonja lunder from the Environmental Working Group joining us along with dr. Hubble'' s this Heather Stapleton from Battle Each Other University as well as Miss Pamela Miller from the Alaska neighborhood activity on toxic substances thanks all quite for joining us today and once more every one of the panelists will indicate for as much as 5 minutes the yellow light indicates you have one minute remaining as well as for those of you get on the phone Miss out on Mills will notify you and also you have one minute once all the panels have actually ended their statement we will certainly look to the Compensation for 5 mins rounds of inquiries keeping that miss out on gathering you might start thanks thank you as well as thanks for this chance to comment today on the request requesting rulemaking on items consisting of organic halogen fire retardants and the CPSC personnel instruction plan once more my name is Katie huffing and also I'' m the executive supervisor of the Partnership of registered nurses for healthy and balanced environments I'' m. a nurse as well as a registered nurse midwife the Alliance is the only nationwide nursing.
company that focuses entirely on the junction of health in the.
setting our objective is to advertise healthy individuals and healthy and balanced atmospheres.
by leading the nursing as well as informing occupation progressing study.
incorporating evidence-based practice and affecting policy we have more than 3000.
members throughout the nation our participants include nurses from all strolls of.
our occupation Medical facility based public wellness school-based and sophisticated.
method to simply call a few registered nurses are one of the most trusted profession as well as we take.
When supplying education and learning to clients and also functioning to, our tasks extremely seriously.
avoid illness the main job of our organization takes place with the charitable.
volunteer work of our nurses with our plan and advocacy workgroup these.
nurses have actually led involvement of health and wellness experts on the severe issues.
pertaining to fire retardants and also health our work has been guided by the American.
nurses associations resolution Nursing Practice chemical exposure and right to.
recognize which supports a program of activity that lowers making use of harmful chemicals.
demands ample info on the health and wellness results of chemicals and also.
chemicals and also items before they are introduced on the market and also creates.
extra streamlined approaches for toxic chemicals to be removed from usage based.
on this resolution registered nurses need to advocate for consumer items that are.
devoid of harmful chemicals as part of their requirement of method I am extremely.
worried that expecting women the expanding unborn child as well as our youngsters are being.
revealed to halogenated fire resistants every day it'' s my task to aid ladies have.
the healthiest maternities feasible therefore I acknowledge the significance of.
having normal degrees of thyroid hormones throughout pregnancy as well as screen for.
If an, symptoms of thyroid dysfunction so that activity can be promptly taken.
problem is discovered that this course of fire retardants are structurally.
similar to thyroid hormone and also have been shown to interrupt thyroid hormonal agent.
feature is very concerning thyroid disruption throughout pregnancy can have a.
negative impact on fetal mind growth in addition to various other bad.
pregnancy end results as you have heard from various other.
others below today with one in 6 youngsters in the US currently dealing with the long-lasting.
difficulty of developmental disabilities such as autism as well as focus shortage.
hyperactivity disorder we need to seriously resolve chemicals that could.
belong of this alarming trend I'' m also interested in the results of.
halogenated fire retardants on fertility.
elevated PB de levels at human bust milk has actually been correlated with prepared.
Accord ism along with decreased testes dimension as well as lowered sperm counts as.
infertility is enhancing in this country need we require to be resolving.
these feasible chemical beginnings as a registered nurse midwife I'' m frequently asked which.
items are secure to utilize with their baby which nursing cushion would certainly I suggest.
what'' s the very best team to acquire due to the limited customer information we have on.
much of the fire retardants resolved in the application it can be very.
testing as a service provider to use recommendations on the best products this is.
particularly aggravating when it'' s been revealed that these hazardous chemicals are not.
When top talking with my pediatric, even giving included fire protection.
nurse coworkers they have actually defined that they have lots of ways we can counsel.
moms and dads to lower dangers of fire such as having functioning smoke detectors and not.
cigarette smoking in the house but they have no meaningful advice to offer to moms and dads on.
just how to lower the risk of kids direct exposures to fire resistants makers are.
able to add these flame resistant to their items without labeling or.
testing them for health impacts this whole course of halogenated flame.
resistants olive'' s similar molecular framework as well as all are most likely to respond.
in a similar way in the body we think that because of the dangerous nature of these.
flame resistants and also the high potential for injury especially to the growing unborn child.
and also youngsters due to important developing home windows of susceptibility.
that the CPSC is compelled to control these flame resistants under the federal.
dangerous compound Act likewise the team briefs states that AFR'' s might not be. pervasive as they ' ve been discovered in just 22 percent of the'children ' s items. tested by CPSC this is not a trivial number as youngsters has.
numerous playthings in their plaything boxes 22 percent can cause significant.
exposures amongst this at risk populace our future generation deserves.
to be able to grow up and also cost-free of these toxic chemicals allow'' s. not make the blunder of regrettable replacements as well as take on the current.
proposal to restrict these unneeded as well as wellness harming class of flame.
retardants thank you thank you significantly miss Reed excellent afternoon first I'' d like. to give thanks to chairwoman Buerkle as well as the CPSC commissioners for the opportunity to.
affirm prior to you today on this essential problem my name is Jenna Reed.
I am the science as well as policy expert at the facility for science as well as democracy of.
the Union of Concerned Scientists with greater than 500,000 advocates as well as members.
throughout the country we are a detached nonprofit team dedicated to improving.
public plan via rigorous as well as independent science the Center for.
scientific research as well as democracy at UCS advocates for boosted transparency as well as integrity.
in our democratic institutions particularly those making science-based.
public plan choices the Union of Concerned Scientists stands with various other.
members of the clinical neighborhood in sustaining this request calling upon.
the Customer Product Safety and security Compensation to proclaim Organa halogen flame.
retardants o FRS as an unsafe course of chemicals and to outlaw their usage in.
kids'' s products furnishings bed mattress and the casing surrounding electronics.
the scientific proof laid out in the petition sustains this regulatory modification.
the CPSC has the authority to safeguard the general public from hazardous compounds that.
may create substantial injury or considerable disease because the facility'' s. inception we have functioned to protect scientific honesty within the federal.
government as well as promoted occurrences of unique interests.
mischaracterizing science to support for specific policy goals the chemical.
industry as well as its profession organization the American Chemistry Council zhh work to.
sow uncertainty regarding the scientific research revealing injuries regarding chemicals effect on our.
wellness including flame retardants is an outright example of this unsuitable.
habits the firms that produce FRS have actually placed considerable time and also cash.
right into distorting a clinical reality about these chemicals as the 2012 Chicago.
Tribune investigative collection kept in mind the chemical market has actually turned research.
outcomes neglected findings that run counter to its goals as well as worked off.
biased sector funded reports as strenuous scientific research in doing so the.
American Chemistry Council and its member business.
has promoted the prevalent use of IFRS at the expenditure of Public Wellness.
looking at these chemicals through a purely unbiased lens illustrates the.
demands need for CPSC swift activity toxicity and also exposure data sustain the.
assessment of Organa halogen flame retardants as a class of chemicals under.
the federal hazardous materials Act properties that are shared by of' '
ours. include their semi volatility and capacity to mob move from customer.
products into residence dirt as well as exposure has actually been associated with a range of.
wellness effects consisting of reproductive problems neurological impacts.
endocrine disruption genotoxicity cancer and also immune conditions as a class there is.
an adequate body of proof sustaining the verdict that these chemicals have.
the capability to trigger personal illness as well as consequently satisfy the meaning of.
hazardous under F H sa maybe most egregiously bio monitoring data have.
exposed that neighborhoods of shade as well as low-income areas are.
overmuch revealed to and bear high degrees of fire retardant chemicals.
contributing to the cumulative chemical problem that these areas are currently.
experiencing from boosted great particulate matter from power plants or.
refineries in their areas to greater levels of pollutants in their.
alcohol consumption water I'' ve seen firsthand the perseverance of the earliest type of. fire resistants polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs that still torment the.
debris and also water of the Hackensack Meadowlands just a couple of miles from.
where I matured in New Jacket among my very first Jobs was operating in the chemistry.
department of the Meadowlands Environmental Study Institute where I.
spend my days extracting PCBs as well as organochlorine pesticides from the dirt.
as well as debris of the of the Meadowlands and analyzing that information in spite of being.
outlawed in 1977 these chemicals are still located alarmingly high amounts around.
industrial hotspots of the nation as well as proceed to bio build up in a series of.
species the ban of PCBs took place years back as well as we are still managing the.
damaging influences of the chemicals prevalence throughout the nation the following.
generation of these chemicals organo halogen fire resistants are within.
our very own houses as well as a series of products thanks mainly partially the.
disinformation campaigns planted by unique interests the truth stays that.
the sign does not sustain their continued usage.
seen firsthand the perseverance of PCBs in my local atmosphere motivated me to.
utilize my scientific training to work to layout or boost plans that decrease.
public health and wellness as well as ecological dangers and prevent future scenarios of.
chemicals overburdening environments and also houses that is why I'' m below today
to. ask the CPSC to act with urgency to provide this petition as well as additional regulate.
AFR'' s to protect our youngsters and future generations thanks thanks extremely.
a lot mr.Simon many thanks chair Buerkle as well as commissioners my name is Robert Simon. and I ' m right here today'indicating in behalf of the American Chemistry Council and.
the North American flag retired life liens I recognize there'' s a great deal of passion in this. issue and we were trying to aid facilitate the commissioners demand to.
consolidate several of the testament so I'' m going to present remarks in behalf of.
both myself and Mike Wallace from the American Chemistry Council I'' ll try and also. be brief simply a quick remark as well as I recognize we'' ve been prior to the commissioners. before on a number of problems as well as I simply wish to highlight that the American Chemistry.
Council stands for the concept suppliers of chemicals in the United States and.
we are completely dedicated to item safety and security that naturally of membership in the.
American Chemistry Council you are obligated to comply with an accountable.
care program that includes 8 different codes including an item.
security code and also that'' s obligatory for obligation that consists of third-party.
verification in our new item security code however I simply desired to stress our.
commitment to total product safety I'' m below today speaking in assistance of the.
staff instruction package as it connects to the petition HB 15 1 and also the team.
recommendation to deny the application I'' m going to emphasize five bottom lines today.
Our overall message to the commissioners to the public to some of.
the other stakeholders are today this request is overly wide it will.
rise fire risk and also it is not consistent with the f HSA so my.
testimony concentrate on 5 bottom lines initial fire safety and security as the commissioners well.
know is an important problem for the CPSC to consider we.
a great deal of progression over the last 40 years in minimizing fire threat a lot of that has.
come as a result of the CEA'' s CPSC ' s management on that concern and
fire. returns have actually contributed in that in terms of helping in reducing the fire threat of.
items having said that as you all know from from the number of item.
recalls and also product difficulties that are out there that fire danger is still an extremely.
genuine issue according to the CPSC area data we react to a fire every 23.
secs in the u.s.So that important concept of fire safety and security needs to be.
taken into consideration as part of this and I would simply emphasize that in the testimonial of.
this request this has the potential to weaken fire safety and also.
endanger the fire safety of some products so encourage the CPSC to.
very carefully consider that in the context of its review of this request second.
point would be as you'' ve heard I think even recognized by some of the.
supporters for this application this is an unbelievably broad request you'' re you ' re. outlawing a whole class of chemicals flame resistants consist of a broad variety.
of products with different qualities formulations as well as.
desired uses and it'' s simply not ideal to group every one of these points.
together to take that one-size-fits-all approach simply doesn'' t make feeling the
. risk and also risk account of even these materials within this course of.
chemicals is just not the very same and that'' s been identified by federal government.
companies consisting of the US Epa so emphasize that.
point the application as it is presently specified would ban substances that various other.
government regulatory authorities have established do not provide a threat and would likewise ban.
materials that sanctuary'' t also been established yet so again I advise the.
Commission to consider this holistically in regards to the wide implications of.
this fine example would be under both Autonomous and also Republican.
administrations new flame retardant items have been approved including.
under the brand-new legislation Berg Chemical Safety Act this would run counter to that a relevant factor would certainly be is the.
compounds that are the subject of the petition have currently been or currently.
being examined for their security by United States EPA under an extensive new regulative.
system in position for controling chemicals the CPSC plainly has a critical and.
vital role to play in customer items but this petition would certainly.
duplicate some of the work that'' s currently underway or has actually been done by US.
EPA to assess the safety of chemicals and also control those chemicals as well as a big.
item of this we were below with the last time affirming about ideally the.
possibility of the new Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act after the last hearing in.
January 2016 it'' s grateful below to say a lot of individuals around this area not simply.
the chemical sector yet environmental groups organized labor etc we function to help.
pass the bipartisan Lautenberg Chemical Security Act that is a brand-new regulation that has.
entered into impact it substantially improves the means we manage chemicals.
in the United States and also I assume that'' s an important element to consider as well as I'' ll. simply finish with a final factor which is since we we believe this the petition.
progressed is a inappropriate and also extremely troubling application of the FHS an and.
as well as ought to be denied I would simply finish with a comment just directly from the.
staff plan that I assume highlights the wide nature of this the FHS a.
calls for consideration of the connection between the toxicity of a compound.
exposure to that material with popular as well as sensibly direct usage.
of a product as well as leading to considerable injury or.
significant disease connected with the direct exposure staff considers that the ofr.
stand for a broad class of chemicals defined greatly by their functional use.
and the presence of either bromine or chlorine the information on OA ofr show varying.
toxicity and also exposure capacity among individual of our substances these.
varying homes of individual person of our substances indicate.
that AFR'' s remain in truth stand for numerous subclasses of chemicals and must not.
and also need to be taken a look at individually as well as one can not wrap up that all compounds.
would certainly be taken into consideration harmful compounds under they J state that'' s part of the. reason why we motivate the Compensation to consider the personnel record.
and also the scientific research on these she'' s value the opportunity to.
affirm today I'' m pleased to answer any type of concern Thank You mr.Simon ms lending institution. hey there many thanks for including me and enabling me to testify by phone my name. is Sonia lending institution and also I ' m an elderly expert at the Environmental Working Group a. nonprofit company over the previous 14 years my company ewg has actually done. original bio surveillance researches to document
human exposure to organo. halogen flame retardants we ' ve collaborated
teamed up with scholastic. research laboratories to determine PBDEs impaired serum samples from kids and also their. mothers as well as mommies milk and umbilical cord blood ewg is additionally partnered with. heather Stapleton ' s lab to determine metabolites of chlorinated Tris and para. master 550 and preschool age youngsters and their moms these researches recommend. prevalent direct exposure to harmful flame retardants particularly during maternity.
early stage and early youth youngsters ' s exposures are typically 3 to five. times more than their mommies in its'rundown package the CPSC team elevated.
concerns about the petitions objective of prohibiting all additive Organa halogen.
Tony the food chain linger in the atmosphere and endanger human health.
and Washington to ban two types of tryst in foam products we see that without.
clear red unwind entry rigorous Olaf ours as a group a portion of the marketplace will. change to brand-new badly studied telogen ated chemicals perpetuating this cycle
most. recent sorry Organa halogen fire resistant share physical as well as chemical.
top qualities that weren ' t there factor to consider as a team under the. federal how does their'disc Materials Act the halogen carbon bond imparts. thermal stability but additionally leads to perseverance and also longevity of these.
chemicals in the environment as well as contributes to their toxicity to human.
health when incinerated they form very toxic. as well as consistent compounds like dioxins and also furans in action to this request.
the ACCC cited an EPA press launch asserting that the company has actually determined.
50 fire resistants that are unlikely to present a danger for human health and wellness.
neither the ACCC neither the EPA have mentioned whether any of these options are.
halogenated the declaration is likely based on the evaluation of the EPA ' s. made for the Setting Program that was additionally pointed out earlier by Rick.
grosse and the statement in 2015 in a report all of the 10 halogenated flame.
retardants that EPA analyzed were rated as high threat in at the very least one classification. either for their risk to human health and wellness or environmental perseverance and also.
bioaccumulation EPA did call 2 chemicals as a lower degree of problem. for polyurethane foam however both were not halogenated a research study by Miriam ruby.
that will indicate later today evaluated 94 fire fire resistant so that can be.
alternative to those currently making use of consumer products she located that 40% had.
medium or high concern for ecological perseverance as well as the remainder presented a reduced. worry and wrapped up the substitute fire resistants need to be assessed as. a class because the 1 by 1 regulatory strategy is bothersome for making certain.
that alternative fire resistants will certainly be much less dangerous and suppress others.
despite a motivating market shift away from additive fire resistants and.
house items ofr has actually remained to be utilized in some new products as noted in.
testament today we conclude that volunteer actions by makers and. state by state restrictions on specific chemicals are not sufficient.
to keep these chemicals out of new items as well as we note that portable XRF.
devices enable for cost effective and quick as well as non-invasive conformity surveillance. in fact meaning that a classification wide restriction on halogens can be simpler to apply. than a restriction on details authors the CPSC personnel declare that there wanted.
data to prove that these 4 product groups in the petition are the.
source of ofr is determined in people and they ' ll raise the point that the.
Chemicals are using vehicles as well as additionally'one min remaining thank you.
research has actually shown that consumer products are the main source of human.
direct exposure to flame retardants in our statement composed testament we attach.
this D finding that two times as many extra pounds of PBDEs. were included in polyurethane foam in house products than lorries so in.
closing we would certainly advise the to provide the request as we ' ve created.
as well as past natural halogen flame resistants in these 4 item.
classification thanks thanks extremely much following is dr.Heather Stapleton dr.

Alliance of nurses for healthy environments I'' m. a nurse and also a registered nurse midwife the Alliance is the only nationwide nursing.
Tony the food chain linger in the setting and also endanger human health. Definition that a category vast ban on halogens could be easier to implement.Stapleton are you on the phone thank you yes we can thanks quite great
more than 70 peer-reviewed publications focusing on this subject in enhancement I.
testified in front of the United States Us senate subcommittee in May of 2012 on a hearing.
simply focused on climate revenues today I'' d like to take a couple of minutes to.
summarize some essential research searchings for that have actually been generated for my.
team particularly over the last year which directly connect to a number of issues.
raised today particularly associating with our understanding of human exposure.
pertaining to use of fire resistants and furnishings and also mattresses because 2008 my.
study team has actually been checking furniture items particularly sofas.
chairs mattresses and also a number of baby things for fire returning chemicals as.
of today we have actually checked greater than 2000 of these products and also we have an extremely.
good data base concerning where fire retardants are utilized and also how their.
use has actually changed in time in contrast to what you'' ve been told our research has.
revealed that fire resistants are in fact made use of in adult cushions sold on the.
market today specifically cushions made of memory foam and also our data.
suggests this is not reducing we likewise recognize that companies are still applying.
fire resistants to furnishings regardless of the change in the flammability standards.
from California this was recorded in our magazine in 2016.
digitus research study my laboratory has actually been performing its comprehensive bio tracking.
studies to review direct exposure amongst the public and also is to comprehend exactly how.
exposure connects to product use in a recent magazine by Hoffman and Al we.
demonstrated that direct exposure to the halogenated organic phosphate flame.
retardant TDC PP also kept in mind chlorinated Tris has actually boosted dramatically amongst.
polyurethane foam these researches supply a web link attaching application of
TDC P P. and also infant furniture items with direct exposure and also babies as a follow-up to this research.
we just recently approximated the typical day-to-day consumption of TDC P P for a baby utilizing.
our dimensions of the urinary metabolite we located that exposure variety.
from 0.01 to 15 micrograms of TVC PP per kilo body weight per day when you.
compare that direct exposure to the acceptable day-to-day intake for non cancer health and wellness threats.
reported in a CPSC record in 2006 our results find that 2 to 9 %of babies are.
presently obtaining direct exposure that is greater than that threshold suggesting.
some infants are receiving obtaining direct exposure that might cause health and wellness. threat this is also published previously this year to additionally recognize relationships. in between flame-retardant usage and also furnishings and exposure among the general.
public we just recently carried out a separate research in which we really experienced the.
cushions from couches in 140 residences and collected paired examples of residence dirt.
and blood from participants living in those homes we located strong as well as.
statistically significant associations between the brominated flame retardants
. and the couches in concentrations in your house dust and in the individuals blood.
so as an example if a bf are a brominated flame retardant was present in the sofa.
there were significantly higher degrees of that flame retardant in the residence
. dust and also in the participants blood contrasted to someone living in a home in. which that verminator flame retardant was not in their furniture this is the. very the very least gives proof that the use in couches is related to personal. exposures in the house these exposures are concerned considered that new current. research study shows exposure to flame resistants is connected with
decreased. fertility and also maternity as well as women and also thyroid cancer cells thyroid cancer cells is. thought about the fastest-growing cancer cells based upon occurrence one min remaining.
as well as we have actually lately published a paper which located statistically substantial.
organizations in between the focus of three various. flame retardants in residence
to us with thyroid cancer cells and also this heart. organization was especially strong for Dekker bromo diphenyl ether a burma.
native fire retardant confining i think this study these research.
studies show unequivocally unquestionably that use of fire.
resistants in these items is plainly connected with exposure amongst the general.
public well I understand the fire threat is a very well-funded concern we should.
assume seriously regarding methods and technologies utilized to fulfill flammability.
standards in my opinion we should be of absolutely staying clear of making use of tiny.
particle ingredients which will certainly always migrate out of products as well as lead to.
some type of exposure it ' s simply thermodynamics offered the.
integral obstacles in examining threat accounts accounts for chemicals it would. befit us to get rid of and attempt exposure instead than investing substantial time. as well as initiative attempting to determine which chemical has a far better poisoning account.
thanks for your interest thank you significantly dr.Stapleton MS Miller yes. great mid-day can you hear me yes we can hear you just great thanks. thanks excellent afternoon and thanks for the possibility to provide statement. today my name is Pamela Miller and I am the executive director of Alaska. neighborhood activity on toxics a charitable environmental health as well as. justice research study as well as campaigning for organization and were based in Anchorage. Alaska we strongly support the petition and rulemaking to outlaw the course of. natural halogen fire resistants from the four categories of customer items. offered the evidence of toxicity as well as dangers to human health and wellness.
the Compensation has a historic opportunity to make plan that will.
protect the health and wellness of millions of individuals across the u.s.Who are routinely. subjected to these hazardous chemicals as well as especially your home of prone. populations who are disproportionately subjected

in their offices as well as residences I. am below to talk to the requirement of shielding prone populations that. might not be instantly evident due to the fact that they are distant from producing. facilities however are nevertheless extremely and also disproportionately exposed individuals of the. north and frozen particularly aboriginal individuals we advise the Commission to. take into consideration the unique vulnerability of arctic as well as northern aboriginal individuals
. When considering this application much from, and also their future generations.
beautiful the it includes a few of one of the most highly. polluted pets and also people worldwide it is a vital sign. Once chemicals, region for assessing homes and also impacts of chemicals.
go into the Arctic their damage is slowed down due to low temperatures as well as low.
intensity sunlight that makes them available for long-lasting consolidation.
right into organic systems north as well as Arctic individuals bear a concern of health
. disparities including cancers cells reproductive problems birth problems.
discovering as well as developing impairments the fenceline of chemical production.
circulation use and disposal encompasses the Arctic due to the fact that chemicals can travel. hundreds and also hundreds of miles on oceanic and atmospheric currents where.
standard life means tunes tales as well as knowledge these neuro toxic chemicals.
are harming the brains and wellness of our future generations due to the fact that these.
chemicals run away the items in which they are used with dissipation or. weathering several of these organo halogen compounds are currently prevalent in the.
international atmosphere people are largely revealed through an inhalation consumption.
and thermal absorption Roman ated flame retardants consisting of PBDEs and also H BCD are.
now ubiquitous in Arctic ecosystems with enhancing degrees in some areas.
giving reason for worry for example focus of PBDEs discovered in the. blood of yupik people the yukon-kuskokwim Delta region of. Alaska are the highest possible recognized human PvE concentrations in the circumpolar Arctic.
worry is expanding concerning brand-new mainly unmonitored persistent chemicals that.
persistent and long-range transport of a range of these substitutes fire.
retardants into the Arctic Salim ovah measured focus of 45.
chlorinated and brominated flame retardants as well as Arctic air examples and.
molar in 2012 located two chlorinated chemicals TCP as well as TCP P that predominate.
Ubik people of st.Lawrence Island a remote island in the northern Bering Sea. I ' m very worried that the absence of controls in the united state permits the discarding.
retardants from electronic waste we urge that Consumer Product Security Commission.
to utilize their authority to safeguard public health and wellness specifically that of susceptible.
populace populaces and ban flame retardants and. children ' s products furniture cushions and household electronic devices and also I ' d be. delighted to offer duplicates of some researches that I Penn has actually done revealing high levels. of fire retardant chemicals consisting of the brominated fire resistants and also. brief chain chlorinated paraffins in youngsters ' s toys as well as other youngsters ' s. products thanks thanks very much miss out on Miller we will now start our round.
of concern from the commission from the Dyess as well as I will certainly start that two line of.
concentration of bromine and chlorine in any type of element of a furniture product.
would enable investigators or firms themselves to hone'know precisely'what. chemicals may be in there and also the searching for of really low web content of bromine.
or chlorine in a product would show that conformity with a restriction on classes of. Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire retardants in those 4 groups of. products mentioning that you recognize with non-invasive non-destructive
procedures. as well as the restriction across the classification XRF would be an excellent economical
rapid. evaluating innovation to apply any type of constraints on those compounds say thanks to.
If we take, you very much mr.Simon in your testament you pointed out that. this wide method and grant this application and ban courses of chemicals I. ought to say ban this course of chemicals that we will be prohibiting chemicals that. have actually already been authorized and figured out to be risk-free could. you just increase on a bit thank you. indeed equally as some examples yet we understand and there

have actually been regulatory reviews. of several of the chemicals that would be consisted of in this request that have gone. through testimonials not only in the United States but Canada. European Union and also have had those resolutions that they do not present. a risk to human wellness of the setting so a fine example of that. would be TV BPA was one chemical that I believe turned up earlier today that has actually had. governing decisions by both Canada and also the EU as well as that would certainly be just one. If, example there that would have a
direct straight you could provide additional.

you have various other examples of that I would truly value that thank you.
Commissioner Adler I thanks extremely much madam chairman mr.Simon is it fair to.
state based on your testimony in the testament of your sector colleagues.
that we ' re not likely to see a phase-out of ofr s in consumer products unless the. Commission takes regulative activity I believe the what I would certainly state to the.
commissioners would be as I assume you will proceed to see making use of fire. resistants in applications that need to fulfill particular fire character fire safety and security.
parameters and characteristic ludo iPhone that wedding celebration on that would certainly.
consist of'a farce okay and noticing the Chairman ' s. point you did point out these research studies with by other companies and I assume you ' re. describing EPA and also I keep in mind in your statement your written statement on page. 2 you state APA is recognized over 50:50 flame retardants that it states they ' re. not likely to position a danger to human wellness have you really are to your understanding. any one of your colleagues in fact seen that list I think that ' s an exceptional. question I assume this turned up at our last hearing too which I ' m wondering. what the response is we have we have not seen that list and also. we I assume we also urged the CPSC to work with EPA to take a look at that checklist I. assume the challenge we all have is several of those are exclusive items therefore. they are not typically readily available to especially to a profession association that. may stand for different various company rate of interests and also I just that ' s your. question or earlier mr.Commissioner I'simply intend to stress I assume I would certainly. If there, make clear comment concerning the use of afar ' s. are ofr is that existing a threat as well as there ' s plainly some that have actually been. controlled those will be managed so I simply didn ' t intend to leave that that open. thanks I value the clarification incidentally relative to that checklist of. 50 I believe the reason that it ' s not easily accessible has much less to do with the reality.
Security Act that does require an affirmative security resolution that is.
a body organ oh oh F R and also it ' s been approved for specific uses as well as so that ' s. another a lot more perhaps extra current example'and also I think that is public a bit. yeah and just choosing
up on the Chairman ' s demand I would really. value it'I assume all of us would certainly if you would certainly send whatever listing you have. that includes ofr s in certain in consumer products that you believe have. been shown present no practical risk of safety this Huff lien at one. point in your statement you stated o FRS are not supplying added flame protection. that ' s wonder if you can elaborate on that point sure well I believe a lot of. the items that they ' re in you understand we don ' t have children that are smoking cigarettes. cigarettes laying on their floor coverings or on nursing cushions that truly not required.
in these kinds of products and also it ' s just creating even more exposure to these.
potentially hazardous chemicals where they ' re actually not needed yeah as well as as well as.
dr.Birnbaum this early morning was stating essentially that the ofr is in the. concentrations that'they ' re revealing up in consumer products are really not. providing considerable
fire defense do you have any kind of ideas or remarks about. that as well yes I I would certainly agree with dr.
Birnbaum that. they ' re not supplying additional fire security and also rather are simply subjecting. everyone to harmful chemicals Ms Reid in your research have you discovered any. researches that will certainly far as you ' ve simply listened to the reference by mr. Simon that. would certainly lead you to end that there are any type of secure Oh FRS or that there are oh. f RS yet to be discovered that'share these same physical chemical biological.
features as existing ofr s such that we must not take a class technique.
to managing them I have not and individuals that testified today including dr.

Yet are however extremely and overmuch revealed individuals of the. Alaska are the highest known human PvE concentrations in the circumpolar Arctic.
I ' m really worried that the absence of controls in the u.s. enables the dumping. Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire resistants in those 4 categories of. 50 I believe the reason that it ' s not available has less to do with the reality.Birnbaum practically have the same you understand idea which their hat there has
not yet been one organic halogen fire that could be that wasn'' t linked to no
injury as well as dr.Stapleton may

I guide that exact same
concern to you especially relative to your recent research has any one of your
recent research study led you to end that any kind of known ofr provides little to no danger
to people especially to kids so I am NOT examining the toxicity of these
independent chemicals I'' m evaluating their presence and also products and also just how it
connects to direct exposure and also whether that may be linked with health and wellness danger as well as so we
focused on a 6 to eight chemicals as well as not an expansive list that covers all
home name flame resistant so your problem is exposure in addition to poisoning say thanks to
you extremely much Commissioner Robinson Stapledon don'' t vanish I ' m complying with up
on this we you understand in your statement your that was sent in writing you
noted a number of studies that you were associated with several studies that you
were entailed in and afterwards in your statement you were testifying actually
promptly as well as I was writing as fast as I can
I want to make sure that I my understanding is that you'' ve done biometric researches that reveal that raised ofr s in kids blood is connected with child furniture with raised ofr s did I obtain that right yes we'' ve revealed that babies have a lot greater direct exposure to the T dCPP intrest it'' s taken into consideration a carcinogen which is connected with a variety of baby items owned in the residence okay as well as can you tell me which one of the publication'' s detailed is yeah that'' s in the Hoffman il 2015 magazine website best all right as well as after that the following thing that you said that I composed down was that there was a strong organization as well as this was appeared to be with people not just children with furnishings with greater ofr s discovering more in the dust and also in the blood of individuals as well as which which study sustains that that is the Hamel il 2017 magazine pointed out in my created testament wonderful thanks a lot and dr.Lund ah you

said in your you have afterthought 16 17 18 19 20 that'' s consisted of in your affix to and in your composed testament and this factor seems to be that a lot of the ofr remains in the dust in the home are the outcome of Oh events as well as family items did I recognize that correctly yes that is our the recommendations we pulled to reveal the link between the the family products and also exposure of house residents although recommendation 16 is to refer to the reality that more twice as lots of PS PBDEs were included to house furniture than to vehicles terrific and also mr.Simon I know general you stated that you sustain the plan and also that you think that this band would be extremely wide yet I want to see if I can focus on that particular a little bit because the bundle is I comprehend it definitely discovered that ofr s are toxic that they move from items and also products with greater ofr s are connected with areas with hot with much more dirt which AFR'' s in blood and also if there are higher or fires in blood that is linked with negative health and wellness effect do you concur with every one of that wear'' t. worry I ' ll get to your objection but do you concur with that thus far no and also I.
assume I just desired to clarify I assume it'' s very clear in the personnel report that. there is an acknowledgment there not every one of those compounds are hazardous and also there'' s. even a graph that type of suggested as well as I apologize because I phrased that. badly every one of the oil terminates about which we have.
information showed that they are our harmful proper no and I put on'' t agree with that. alright which as well as you'' re which ones are not poisonous that have been examined yes I think.
there'' s a number that'which ' s among our issues regarding the broad technique is. that you ' re controling essentially you know depending upon 25 to 85 different.
chemicals so you'' re as well as you you ' re saying that there are research studies of non non. polymeric additive organo halogens that reveal that some of them are safe and not. poisonous is that what you'' re informing us yes the only witness that stated that today so.
, if you can give those dyes that would be terrific um and also however you agree that if.
.
there'' s elevated ofr s in furnishings its related to higher ofr s in dirt in. the room or would certainly you differ with that said too I'' m sorry commissioner might you
. clarify that question if it'' s higher if they ' re high if furniture in the area. has greater ofr s its related to greater ofr s and the dusts in the
space. do you concur with that I would state it depends on the ofr which'' s among our. worries is that your abiding everything together as well as even if white wines that. We'' ve done research studies of you you differ with that.
I would claim you'' d have to clarify what the resource of the ofr
is where'it. shouldn ' t it may not just be furniture maybe various other resources and also that ' s an. vital determination as well as that was the basis regarding my inquiry is that if you.
have furniture with high o FRS do you differ or agree that it'' s associated. with higher o FRS and also the dirt in the room once again I would certainly claim it depends on the.
O FRS as well as also the application that it'' s made use of and also if there are greater or fires in.
the room in a room as well as people live in that room would certainly you concur that with youngsters.
it'' s connected with greater o FRS in the blood in the urine I just desire to be.
clear I'' m not trying to prevent your question I'' m trying to actually clarify.
various no FAR'' s are utilized in various matrices they'' ve been a reduce or migrate.
or be produced at various degrees or possibly never which'' s why I ' m just. think of to claim so extensively that yes after that as well as I attempted to make it clear at the.
start of the day that when I state ofr is I'' m describing specifically what we'' re. taking care of in this request non polymeric additive organo halogens and also.
of those you do concur it'' s a danger you disagree it ' s and. If it ' s in furnishings at raised rates that it ' s connected with, it captured it. the dirt being raised in the room as well as you disagree that it ' s connected with. raised blood and also urine is that fair to claim. simply to make clear differ that all ofr is present a threat which all ofr.
connected know of any one of those that that we have are dealing with if you.
might tell us what researches would sustain what your view is given that it''
s so. various than any type of individual who'' s testified today thanks.
Thanks commissioner kay thank you madam chair I''

m mr.Simon I think you.
did mention a minimum of among them though and remedy me please if I'' m wrong TBB.
PA did you mention that as one that had been pardoned and what'' s your. understanding of this of the studies related to that specific chemical. that you understand overall when you consider the complete direct exposure for that chemical.
does absent a danger to human wellness or the environment as well as we'' ve done some.
supporting science that takes a look at meta-analysis of the data that'' s out. there just to use that as an instance degrees of TB BPA that are out there are. 7 million times listed below those that would likely create wellness effects so they.
think that'' s simply an extremely concrete example as well as that'' s what led federal governments.
like Canada an EU to make that determination I believe it'' s essential
to. note though that ongoing study is constantly appropriate and you always desire to make.
sure that I understand there is ongoing study associated with TV BPA.
funded by the industry as well as also by governments and also so it is something that.
we need to take a look at however there'' s plainly been a regulatory resolution there.
and also you referred earlier to the staff graph I think and I'' m checking out page.
99 of the team rundown and under that on the chart where it states TB BPA it.
mark off poisoning connected with severe toxicity persistent poisoning.
reproductive development toxicity neurotoxicity.
genetic poisoning and also persistent cough Yuman toxicity and also labels that as a chronic.
poisonous chemical therefore just how does that square with your view that it has been.
located not to be hazardous similar to any type of chemical it'' s a feature of.
I assume for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the personnel chart as.
you consider the direct exposure levels that does absent a threat which was.
that was what I was pointing to so say sorry for any kind of complication there so.
That ' s one as well as'I believe even dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so simply since something
has the potential prospective be toxicHazardous
of exposure which'' s why I was unwilling in reaction to Commissioner.
Robinson'' s wonder about to immediately state that every one of the much has generated big.
levels of exposure so the research study that you'' re describing or the metadata.
If I comprehend you properly, meta-analysis linked with the studies.
don'' t differ as much with the toxicity however more with the lack of.
direct exposure is that what you'' re saying definitely and in your mind those.
research studies vindicate this chemical as well as remove it from factor to consider.
I believe timeless toxicology would claim that if you'' re not exposed as something.
at a level that'' s likely to cause adverse results that yes and also dr. Stapleton do you the characterization concerning the direct exposure related to that.
chemical I assume there'' s a thank you for asking me since there ' s a bottom line. that ' s missing out on right here is that TV BPA greater than ninety percent of its use it is a.
high manufacturing quantity chemical is utilized in a reactive type which suggests it'' s. chemically bound to the products it'' s affixed to and also much less most likely to leach out.
If, leading to exposure which is why that exposure danger is so little 40 B BPA.
that were to transform and also be made use of much more in an additive form direct exposure would certainly.
certainly rise it relies on exactly how it'' s utilized in the product which associates with.
the danger is that consistent mr.Simon understanding definitely I assume that ' s. constant I assume that quote was extremely essential it depends on the usage of the. If it ' s in an additive it ' s not being utilized in an, item it sounds like. additive type so your company shouldn ' t have a trouble. that being banned and products in that kind it is used in an additive kind as well as. I think I simply on concept we ' re unwilling to see below you ' ve made. determinations by governments that this does absent a risk as well as yet you ' re. still gon na ban it and that ' s I think an essential plan and also decision from the. Payment yet that ' s one of the issues we have with the application general and. those resolutions by federal governments are going to
supply to us as well as and we I. assume we provided those after the last January hearing due to the fact that I think that. those are important and we ' ll absolutely share those and also ensure those are. offered to everyone and also one of the comments that dr.Ausmus made was that. there ' s a quantum leap

in the thinking about companies currently and if they locate a. molecule that is dangerous they won ' t they ' ll
quit production is that. something that you ' re acquainted with I think overall as a society we ' re much. a lot more conscious of chemical problems as well as chemical management concerns I pointed to. our liable treatment program that has a product safety code enforces specific. responsibilities as well as our participants from creating an item to finish a life so I. assume there ' s a lot a lot more understanding I would likewise reiterate we have come a long. means in several of our chemical policy it ' s gon na be really difficult to introduce a. new chemical that has a few of the issues that we ' ve all discussed here today I. believe that ' s a good idea and I understand that'' s something that'that you'' ve in. particular been an advocate for for a very long time and also that helps prevent this.
problem of subsidy writeable alternative and ensuring we'' re thoughtful as we.
take a look at product layout I regret my time has actually run out thank you thanks extremely.
a lot commissioner more brave no concerns thanks at that'' s this moment.
We will certainly finish this fifth panel as well as once again our honest recognition to all of.
you for being here for your willingness to indicate and we will take a couple of.
minutes to switch into our sixth panel as well as once again my honest thanks thank you invite back to this public conference.
we'' re going to continue our final panel for today and the six individuals who are.
joining us this mid-day are on the phone so we have no person being in front.
of us but allow me state to every one of you and thanks for being right here if we could.
simply I'' ll call your name if you might simply verify with me that you are on the.
line that would certainly be very valuable miss burrow Meier great afternoon hi.
thanks dr.Singler yes

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

PA did you point out that as one that had actually been exonerated as well as what'' s your. I assume for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the personnel graph as. That ' s one and also'I think also dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so simply because something
has the potential prospective be toxicHazardous I assume I just on principle we ' re unwilling to see here you ' ve made. Commission yet that ' s one of the issues we have with the request total and also.Zeller yep I'' m here extremely great thanks all extremely much as well as now we will ask miss out on Burt miss out on burro Mayer to begin her statement thanks thanks quite my name is Nancy biedermeyer I'' m the senior plan strategist for the bust cancer cells avoidance companions formerly known as the breast cancer fund I want to say thanks to the Payment for the chance to affirm on the personnel instruction bundle on the request relating to items consisting of organic halogen flame retardants bust cancer prevention companions is a national nonprofit company devoted to stop bust cancer by decreasing exposure to chemicals and radiation linked to the condition stemmed flame retardants are chemicals of significant issue to our company as we have most likely previously laid out in our testament as well as submissions on this application ofr have actually been connected with major health and wellness issues such as cancer neurological effects reproductive impairments as well as construction as well as even more PBT PBT alleviate direct exposures have actually been found to impact the timing of adolescence as well as teen girls and to advertise expansion of human breast cancer cells cells artificial insemination both areas of worry to bust cancer threat as you have actually heard formerly research studies show that these chemicals move out of products right into our residences and also eventually right into our bodies in examining the team rundown package we have identified a number of imperfections that have added to a badly considered referral to deny the underlying application in creating the briefing bundle the team took on a number of the debates the chemical industry has used for decades to obstruct as well as discourage any purposeful guideline of the hundreds of hazardous chemicals the general public is revealed to daily right here are our feedbacks to just a few of those problems poisoning data is incomplete restricted or doing not have arguing inadequate data is a staple of the market playbook either insufficient evidence exists or the research studies that do show damage are somehow irrelevant or suspicious yet sector refuses to do the poisoning testing battles hammer and tongs against a minimal data set in Tosca reform and also after that asserts the federal government can act to control a chemical due to lack of information the petitioners have supplied the Commission more than enough toxicity data to act to safeguard the general public health which of training course is your key goal use these chemicals is decreasing staff states that only 22% both examined items contain no afar'' s which
the market is moving far from their use if one fifth of any various other item category were considered change ated the situation would correctly be declared a situation in enhancement without federal policy companies are free to go back to the usage of these harmful chemicals and also most importantly consumers and specifically cancer survivors with deep problem about subjecting themselves and their households to fire resistants have no chance to recognize which items come under that 22% the Payment should act to ban these chemicals and 100% of the consumer items covered by the application and also not leave the general public health approximately the vagaries of the marketplace lack of recorded cases personnel worry contends that there wants data in the CPSC databases of customer events to act upon the request this opinion highlights the prejudice of the firm toward severe harm at the cost of their requirement to consider chronic or lasting injury by its actual nature bust cancer cells has a long latency periods you period usually determined in decades well it'' s not feasible to connect a.
details situation of bust cancer to a details exposure due both to this lengthy. latency period between exposure as well as start of the condition and.
large number of chemicals we are revealed to each day there is adequate.
toxicological evidence of harm to permit and also actually to call for the Compensation to.
act chemical industry has actually long argued that if you can'' t program straight
causation. you can'' t control the chemical we require only check out the example of cigarette use.
to see the outcomes of that method millions dead while the tobacco industry.
proceeds to make hundreds of numerous dollars in profit the Commission.
must not take on the very same eventually hazardous and unreasonably high criterion.
below absence of data on societal price of illness the team reefing competes that.
they do not have sufficient data to do a cost-benefit evaluation for giving the.
application one min packing it will constantly be much easier to document the.
hard price to market of outlawing chemicals from specific items than it.
Is to establish the economic benefit of condition avoidance yet we can.
track most of the clinical and also shed efficiency expenses for illness like.
bust cancer cells but exactly how does one quantify the social price of the discomfort and also.
suffering of the countless females and also men and their households dealing with a bust.
cancer medical diagnosis we submit that those incorporated expenses much exceed whatever.
economic influence there may be on suppliers being asked to simply stop.
making use of these chemicals in recap rejecting the position would be a failing by the.
Payment to sufficiently protect public health and wellness we prompt the Compensation to decline.
the personnel briefing plan as well as authorized the request as it was submitted thank.
you once again for this opportunity to affirm thanks significantly dr.Singler.

thank you for the chance to indicate today my name is Venus engli and also I am.
director of research translation at the program on reproductive health of the.
environment at College of California San Francisco my study focuses on.
chemicals in the indoor atmosphere and impacts on at risk populaces such.
as pregnant females as well as children next slide.
why do clergymans objective is to create a healthier environment for human.
recreation as well as advancement via progressing clinical inquiry medical.
care and also health and wellness plans that avoid direct exposures to hazardous chemicals in our.
setting next slide the federal unsafe substances Act to locate the.
– material as you see here and also today I'' ll be focusing on the second component the.
fact that direct exposure to hazardous material takes place as a result of.
normal usage next slide so beginning in the center of the slide we understand that.
fire resistants in indoor air as well as dust brings about human direct exposures as we'' ve listened to.
from numerous various other testifiers today and also we desire to comprehend type of one go back.
from that just how the products in inquiry in this request electronics youngsters'' s. products furnishings as well as cushions contribute to fire resistants in interior.
air and dirt and the subsequent human exposures following slide slide 5 so.
researchers make use of a framework understood as the Bradford Hillside aspects to assess the.
proof linking the potential cause and impact so I'' ll briefly review a few of.
the evidence connecting to the essential factors today and refer the Commission.
commissioners to my full created testimony for an extra thorough.
summary so the factors are do we see a gradient of impact and also what'' s the. strength of the effect is it statistically significant. exists a sensible timing of the occasion does the cause precede the impact is.
there consistency between researches and also do we have speculative evidence that''
s in. coherence with the real-world observations following slide in this graph.
we'' re considering the H BCD degree and also dust on the left hand side and range.
from television on the base H BCD levels are highest and dirt straight by.
the television as well as levels drop drastically as you move far from the TV and also various other.
researches had comparable findings with furniture and also cushions this gradient.
of result strongly recommends that these items are the sources of the.
flame-retardant discharges to dust next slide slide 7 in this research study researchers.
gathered dirt examples from bed mattress as well as floorings inside residences and they located a.
statistically significant solid correlation between degrees of brominated.
flame retardants and also bed mattress dust and also Florida the stamina of this impact.
suggests that the bed mattress is a major contributor to the flame-retardant.
filling in dirt and other researches made comparable findings.
for furnishings electronic devices and also children'' s products following slide in these charts.
we'' re taking a look at PB de degrees and dust on the left hand side in relation to.
whether or not products exist so in blue you can see that when you eliminate.
an item consisting of flame retardants the television the PB de levels fell.
When you, drastically by almost 80% on the other hand you can see in orange that.
put a new item having flame resistants right into the room the cushion PB.
de levels increased drastically by about 2,000 percent so this really clear.
connection between the timing of the presumed cause-and-effect strongly.
suggest that these products are major contributors to flame resistant loading.
and dust and also comparable results have actually been located with various other sort of products and.
other researches next slide slide 9 studies on these products on fire resistant.
exhausts were carried out in the United States Canada the EU as well as New Zealand in.
different type of indoor settings houses childcare centers offices and.
with various sort of products these researches all made similar searchings for around.
fire retardant one minute remaining into interior dirt as well as air and also the.
uniformity of outcomes across the various studies raises our.
confidence in the searchings for next slide and then lastly we see this comprehensibility.
between the outcomes of the lab research studies and real life observations in.
this research study the researchers found that the stool and also speculative chamber produced.
flame retardants straight right into the chamber and also they discovered comparable results.
with various other kinds of products so this is consistent with the real-world studies.
that find these items add to flame resistant exhausts next slide in.
final thought taking into consideration the variables scientists used to review widgets.
affiliations between domino effect there is a strong body of evidence proving.
that these products contribute to flame resistant levels inside in subsequent.
human exposures this evidence additionally talks with the reality that removing these.
flame-retardant items from interior atmosphere has the potential to.
considerably lower human direct exposures to these chemicals thank you really much for.
the opportunity – fine thanks really a lot dr.Diamond.

Thank You chair Buerkle and also commissioners for the possibility to.
talk in support of the petition I'' m a teacher of environmental chemistry at.
the College of Toronto in Canada I'' ve been studying and also releasing on.
organo halogen flame retardants or ofr because the very early 2000s.
some of the testament today has cited my labs work I will certainly speak on 3 points.
initially of all why ought to the Compensation act to regulate ofr s as a class all ofr.
semi-volatile natural compounds or s VOCs s EO CS that are additive to a.
polymer inevitably as well as predictably migrate from their beginning of that.
polymer to the surrounding atmosphere that consists of individuals movement of.
audited ofr is is an inherent building of the ofr subclass they were speaking.
of migration from four product classifications to the surrounding.
setting inside where these products lie additive ofr is moved to.
preferentially collect in individuals as well as various other fatty sorts of products inside.
movement can be via air or by straight transfer from the product.
specifically those organic or fatty abundant components as well as doors are our skin our.
clothing and dirt once more movement of additive ofr s from items as well as.
Build-up on skin apparel as well as dust is inevitable as well as foreseeable.
ofr s as well as other chemicals gave off inside your home are consistent because of restricted.
chemical degradation paths this leads me to point number two the link.
When a request was tabled in, between levels of reduced FRS and products as well as dust.
2015 to our best knowledge it was dust there was a key source of human.
direct exposure to ofr as a course yet research including our own has actually advanced our.
understanding of direct exposure courses beyond that of dirt dirt is likely a surrogate.
or proxy for indoor origins of ofr exposure rather we currently comprehend it ofr.
s are moved directly from products to hands complied with by hand to mouth.
tact likewise our hands grab contaminated workdesks once more transferred by hand to mouth.
call we additionally comprehend that ofr is released from products right into air in.
evitable as well as naturally collect on all.
bearskin and also on our clothing oh FRS on skin as well as clothing add to direct exposure.
to summarize we now understand that o FRS adhere to numerous paths of exposure.
inside your home and the dust is a practical surrogate for direct exposure and also the four.
item courses I desire to focus on o FRS and also digital cases all digital.
products that we experienced which is nearly 300 items include additive oh f RS in.
their casings we located a statistically significant relationship in between levels.
of o FRS in products as well as Oh F RS and also cleans that'' s a basi Adele 2016 our.
current information by yang Adele 2017 show a relationship in between ofr swipe from the.
surfaces of portable digital gadgets and their proprietors hands these gadgets.
consist of mobile phone tablets house phones and laptops I'' ve been seeing the.
proceedings today on YouTube I see many individuals are holding a cellular phone I see.
the kids that ever younger ages are managing electronic gadgets like cell.
phones which contain ofr s the transfer of Oh F bars from portable electronic.
tools to young kids even young children as well as to everybody dealing with these tools is.
unavoidable I value the requirement to have fire safety statement today has consisted of.
remarks at O FRS boosted the security of digital products I welcome.
peer-reviewed scientific evidence to reveal this as I am not conscious of such.
evidence I end by sustaining the request we understand that ofr is migrated.
from items there'' s solid evidence of prevalent human direct exposure to O FRS as.
complicated in one min remaining aesthetic chemicals and there are strong.
evidence of their capacity to create multiple negative effects thanks thank.
you significantly miss out on Curtis I'' m Cathy Curtis exec director of clean and.
healthy New York we thank the Payment for the.
opportunity to indicate though more than a year as well as a fifty percent has actually passed considering that we.
last have actually opposed prior to this body on this subject we remain persuaded that it.
is necessary for the Customer Item Security Commission to authorize the ban of.
organo halogen flame resistants as well as consumer items healthy and clean New.
York has concentrated on flame-retardant chemicals for over a decade and my work.
substantially/ days that I led job to pass the New York state legislation outlawing.
Penta and also octa as well as creating a task force on fire resistant safety to discover.
alternatives to deca c hny led the work to pass an initial in country ban on TC EP.
and also subsequent expansion of the law to consist of TDC PP in New York City state.
– carcinogens i coordinated the National Partnership for poisonous free fire security and.
from 2006 to 2014 and throughout that duration I aided Shepherd federal deca BD.
phase-out advance substantial market shifts and also aided collaborate a number of.
state degree bans I served on the EPA developed for the setting.
alternatives evaluation collaborations for both deca as well as HB c HB CD and also was just one of.
two supporters with the New York State Expert Firefighters Organization.
assigned to New york city'' s Task Pressure on fire resistant security from 2005 to 2013.
when I spoke in January 2016 I mentioned that 12 states did something about it on fire.
retardant chemicals since today 14 states have adopted a total of 33.
plans 15 states have 22 pending policies in 2017 with a total amount of 23.
states either having passed laws or having pending regulation or both and.
Regardless of state-level ofr prohibitions as well as market shifts the usage of toxic.
chemicals in home products and also kids'' s items continues which is why federal.
action for CPSC is needed in December 2015 the safe couches and also more.
campaign launched the report fire retardants and also furnishings dropped in.
floorings leaders laggards and the drive for adjustment we located that of the tops.
furnishings mattress and also carpeting extra padding manufacturers there was an array of usage.
of fire resistant chemicals just 5 of the 14 cushion business reported.
being complimentary of flame-retardant chemicals below'' s what the executive recap stated.
regarding cushions 5 of 14 bed mattress manufacturers reported not making use of flame retardant.
chemicals 5 reported not being actively fire resistant free 4 did not resource.
flame retardant cost-free foam and 1 did not provide clarity that their barrier was.
flame-retardant totally free one utilizes flame retardants in some products and also not in.
others 3 did not give information considering that the magazine of that file.
none of the mattress manufacturers have actually contested these findings given that January.
Companies reporting to Washington State under their kids'' s secure. products act have reported a hundred as well as 10 circumstances of flame resistant usage in.
baby as well as children'' s items this includes four reports of deca BD use.
among which went to levels over 10,000 components per million 2 instances of hexa.
bromo cyclododecatriene or bisphenol A – one instance of TDC PP and also one circumstances.
of P CEP better unpublished third-party research laboratory screening by the preparing.
for baby project which c hny works with as well as the Facility for.
Environmental Health in 2016 and also 2017 have located halogenated fire resistants.
in polyurethane foam made use of in baby products the flame resistants include.
Tris – – Bhutto oxy SL phosphate as well as Tris one.
chloro – propyl phosphate finally state activities to outlaw certain flame.
resistants while vital are not nearly enough to stay clear of direct exposure to safeguard.
public health state job pressure reports clearly reveal there are alternatives to.
halogens that are economical available as well as reliable additive fire resistants.
are still being one min continuing to be are thank you additive fire retardants are.
still being reported and upholstered furnishings cushions infant and also kid.
products as well as electronics the four categories covered under the request.
request markets might be shifting yet I'' ve not completely made the change to much safer.
techniques of fire defense for these factors and also those stated by various other.
advocates today healthy and tidy New York highly supports a decision by the.
Customer Item Safety Payment to shield to the health and wellness of customers by.
restricting the sale anticipate include organelle hallie and.
retardant chemicals thank you thanks really much mrs.Curtis dr.natural herb Smith
great mid-day many thanks very a lot for the opportunity to indicate today I''
m an epidemiologist as well as associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia College Postman Institution of Public Health I'' m affiliated with the Columbia Facility for youngsters'' s ecological health and wellness the Columbia Center for ecological health and wellness in north Manhattan and the cancer cells public health program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Cells Facility at the Columbia College Medical Facility considering that 2002 I'' ve been researching the influence of prenatal direct exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers P P de fire resistants and also their impacts on youngsters'' s thyroid hormonal agent degrees and also neuro development in my research we chose umbilical cord blood as well as have actually worked with the Centers for Disease Control as well as Prevention to measure P be de components or congeners that are associated with the penta brominated diphenyl ether or Penta PDE blend I have actually discovered that in all of the neonates in my research study studies in both Baltimore and in New York City City the kids had noticeable degrees of at the very least one of the Penta PDE congeners in their cable blood we found evidence suggesting that prenatal exposure to Penta PDE congeners impact perinatal thyroid hormonal agent degrees we likewise found that kids who were subjected prenatally to greater concentrations of Penta BDE congeners about children in the research with reduced exposures scored substantially lower on cognitive tests including IQ examinations at ages four as well as seven and these youngsters with greater exposures also reported having more focus problems based upon my research as well as the research study of other investigators in the field there'' s an enough evidence showing that prenatal exposure to Penta btes is linked with lower scores on signs of both cognition like IQ and likewise increased variety of actions troubles that are measured throughout childhood years given that PBDEs have been phased out of use and also new computer system new consumer items brand-new substances have actually been made use of instead several of these compounds are also organo halogen fire retardants meaning that they remain in the exact same chemical household as PPD as well as various other fire resistants that have actually been eliminated or outlawed formerly like brominated Tris we'' ve recently studied residences in New York City where females and their little ones 3 to five years old live among all the women and also the youngsters we study each was revealed to observable degrees of PBDEs as well as brominated fire retardant chemicals that are utilized as PVD substitutes abbreviated as TVB and t BP h well t BB&T BP h were spotted on the hands of all the ladies and the kids we researched youngsters had greater concentrations on their hands as contrasted to their moms after representing differences in hand size we likewise located that the quantity of TB b.
and also t p ph in house dust was connected with the amount of TB b TB b + TB ph on. the hands of the youngsters as well as mommies residing in these residences toxicological information.
has demonstrated that these PB de substitutes are biologically energetic.
research studies from other researchers in the area have revealed that these substances.
can interact with nuclear receptors called p/ gamma which are involved in.
adipose emesis as well as pertinent to obesity various other researches have actually demonstrated that.
exposure during pregnancy has actually modified mother’s thyroid hormones as well as generated.
liver toxicity based on my very own research and the research study of others in the field.
I end that in households in the US where pregnant ladies and youngsters live.
there are noticeable degrees of both PBDEs as well as their halogenated substitutes.
kids babies and also unborn children are extra at risk to the health and wellness impacts.
arising from exposure to a wide array of environmental chemicals.
consisting of halogenated flame retardants consequently is my specialist viewpoint.
that there is reason to be concerned that the entire course of workouts organo.
halogen fire retardants might trigger injury or health problem to human beings especially.
to unborn children as well as children consequently I sustain policies designed to.
protect against human exposure to these chemicals from customer products thanks.
quite for your interest and your time thanks significantly dr.Zeller.

yes excellent mid-day and also thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak with.
you today I'' m a teacher in the biology division at the University of.
Massachusetts Amherst my research over the previous 25 years has actually been concentrated on.
recognizing how thyroid hormonal agent regulates brain development as well as whether.
and have ecological chemicals like halogenated fire retardants can.
hinder this action its initially crucial to acknowledge that.
thyroid hormonal agent is essential for mind advancement in the unborn child in newborns and also.
in children this truth is so well recognized that every infant birthed in this.
country is tested for normal functioning of the thyroid gland at birth in some.
areas of the nation as many as 1 and 1,200 newborns have reduced thyroid hormone.
as well as it'' s considered a medical emergency situation to make sure that they are recognized as well as.
dealt with promptly to restrict the cognitive deficits brought on by reduced thyroid hormone.
during advancement it'' s additionally become clear that thyroid hormonal agent levels and.
expectant women are crucial for growth of the fetus and also this.
seems especially real in the initial trimester when the fetal thyroid.
gland has not yet created yet when thyroid hormonal agent is still.
required for brain development my research on halogenated flame-retardants.
such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers tetra bromo bisphenol An as well as some.
perfluorinated chemicals has actually shown that these chemicals can.
disrupt thyroid hormonal agent in the creating mind yet in manner ins which we.
don'' t totally recognize currently the only tool we need to measure whether
. these flame-retardants impact the human thyroid system is to measure blood.
degrees of thyroid hormone the job in my laboratory in the laboratory of others.
all over the world has actually revealed that some of these chemicals can disrupt.
thyroid hormonal agent in mind in a way that'' s not constant with changes in.
blood levels of thyroid hormone we'' ve lately expanded this work to humans by.
testing whether halogenated chemicals can go into.
anxiety with thyroid hormone actions in the placenta we concentrated on the placenta for.
the obvious factor that it'' s a cells that ' s offered however it ' s additionally an understood. target of thyroid hormone action and it'' s most likely that similar results are. occurring in the fetal brain in cooperation with our Canadian.
these halogenated flame retardants can and do impact human advancement partly. by disrupting thyroid hormone throughout growth this final thought is. based on years of high-resolution study that can ' t be duplicated for
. every single halogenated fire resistant these chemicals are robbing our youngsters. as well as grandchildren of vital intellectual possibility. and also while these results might not be visible on the faces of our youngsters. they ' re no less crucial to them individually or to our culture thanks. for your interest thank you very'much dr.Zeller and thank you to all of our. panelists for taking part by phone the commissioners

will certainly now ask their. 5-minute round of concerns as well as I will certainly start the concerns and also I will deal with. this to anybody on the panel who would certainly like to answer this I ' m going back to. the recommendation from team and the problems that they elevated leading that.'we do not have the data that would certainly permit us to outlaw a class of chemicals on. certain chemicals as well as so we Dadda there is an information gap and also we ' ve. heard this it ' s been type of a persisting style throughout the day and if'anybody. want to talk about that I would definitely appreciate hearing your. ideas so this is Tom Zeller if I might enter really quickly with just a. really brief response to that as well as that is I think that we need to make. regulations as well as suggestions based upon what we understand out
what we wear ' t know. so the fact that there is an information gap and there will constantly be data gaps should. not limit us from action thank
you thanks areum Dimond I ' d like to include. to that by saying that we recognize the thermodynamics of how ofr is acted as well as. we understand it ' s inescapable that they will certainly move from products and lead to. direct exposure thank you dr.Damon I guess my follow-up.
concern to'be to that would certainly be whether we can show that that exposure would certainly.

increase to a hazardous level that would certainly then trigger the injury and that appears to be component. of the discussion today dr. Zeller I just desired to return to what you claimed. which is I apologize I just shed my train of believed on your remark if you. might just rejuvenate my memory concerning what you simply said in response to my question. sure my my primary factor was that we ought to base our guidelines and also our sort of. choices on what we know as well as out what we wear ' t understand because there will. always be points that we wear ' t understand one of the primary points that I wanted to make. in my testimony is that we are now discovering that chemicals like these. halogenated flame resistants that have a chemical framework similar to that of. thyroid hormonal agent can in fact affect the developing mind as well as other. When the federal government does a. study and
they don ' t see an effect result blood levels of thyroid hormone hormonal agent say, tissues without influencing blood levels so that implies.
that it ' s risk-free and I don ' t think that that ' s a legit debate. When you ' re a. data-driven agency understanding the import and the feasible direct exposure and, anymore thank you really much and I ' ll just follow that up with. poisoning of each chemical is necessary and also I assume that is that is our battle.
here we have to count on data we can ' t think since one chemical is component of a. class of chemicals that then they ' re all that they are all dangerous or develop a. risk to the customer medical professional i’m sorry commissioner Adler thank you quite.
madam chairman and also adhering to up on that dr.Singler you ' ve simply listened to the.
Chairman expressing this issue about requirement for data gap fillers in your.
created testimony you pointed out clinical guidelines that have been. used to complete spaces in data such as framework activity partnerships and. quantitative structure-activity partnerships might you expand on that particular. and also to your understanding of others health and wellness firms utilized strategies like. this to complete information gaps the sort of approaches you simply pointed out Read Across. and devices for examining structure-activity partnerships are. well established in the governing ball so these are used by EPA ' s brand-new. chemicals program for instance to make choices on the threats of chemicals. based on a on their class or group they come from also without information on the. details chemical and for organo halogen flame retardants and also in specific the. The golden state workplace of ecological carcinogen assessment did
check out. them as a course and had concerns regarding the the poisoning of the class and also called. the course as an issue for the bio monitoring program so these methods are. well established in regulatory science and have been made use of to take a look at chemicals. yeah as well as acting on that you stated that the molecular attributes of. this course of flame resistants cause toxicity due to human beings with pregnant. ladies as well as kids being particularly susceptible therefore I presume the standard.
them those direct exposure homes in addition to the poisoning homes that.
propensity to get in cells and also build up in cellulite as well as create toxicity dr. diamond you
stated a variety of studies that show that direct exposure to HF RS.
can occur from intake of dirt hand to mouth transferred a dermal consumption. straight from air clothing and also inhalation some of these exposure routes. appear extra most likely than others as a result of differential volatility of these.
chemicals does this suggest that several of these chemicals are most likely to provide.
marginal or no wellness dangers well let ' s just utilize apart the elements there of. your question so one is the movement as well as the exposure route and the other is. poisoning my remarks were were concentrated on exposure and indeed depending on the.
specific system residential or commercial properties on the chemicals will vary in the propensity to dividing
. onto skin versus a remain in air and and to which we would certainly be subjected a lot more.
through inhalation the since of the perseverance as well as the and also the kind of the. inner organic perseverance of these compounds the path of direct exposure does not
. appear to or at the very least I am not aware that the route of direct exposure information.
winces poisoning no.not toxicity I guess what I ' m saying is taking the.
combination of toxicity as well as the path of direct exposure does that lead you in conclusion.
that any one of the ofr s that we ' re concerned with are not going to provide. an issue simply put can we still treat them as a course of course my conclusion. was that we should and also can treat them as a class as a result of these are standard. thermodynamic properties thanks quite miss Curtis you mention the laws. of a number of states pertaining to O FRS you appear downhearted that state activity.
that youngsters in Mississippi and also Indiana and Wyoming are not necessarily.
Thank You Commissioner Robinson thank you dr.Singhal I ' m going to guide.
these inquiries at you but after that dr. Hirschmann I ' d like your comments as.
uncertainty we never ever have perfect information or all the data that we require to make the. decision and it ' s essential to be able to progress in the face of. unpredictability to to choose as well as put defenses in area that that are.
needed so I think those those tools are crucial and also have actually been verified for.
that purpose by researchers and also other companies so I assume it ' s additionally important.
to think about the requirement we ' re thinking about in the choice to be
made so in. in this situation we ' re assuming concerning the prospective to create injury
or you know if. if these chemicals may create the considerable injury'or ailment as well as I. think in thinking of'the level of evidence evidence needed to satisfy that.
criterion that these tools do give that degree of evidence that this course.
of chemicals might create injury okay and and if you utilize these reputable. clinically approved methods of getting around information spaces that numerous. others have actually made use of why do you think if we used those right here it would certainly be.
ideal to put these OU FRS right into a class I believe the and also when you believe.
concerning developing a chemical course or group you consider common structural.
or structural or molecular functions as well as typical exposure pathways as well as the.
Have actually relocated into PB de substitutes however we ' re simply or we ' re behind where.
for you or anybody else was there anything concerning the chemical framework of.
If it were using additive
form kind, t b– BPA that would certainly lead you to think that. it would absent a hazard nobody intends to suggest on that particular well allow me ask.
Dina Singh existed I want to comment on the opposite of that in fact the. I would like to echo that remark as well as there is adequate evidence now of the.
thank you as well as dr.

5-minute round of questions as well as I will certainly begin the concerns and I will certainly resolve. The truth that there is an information gap and there will certainly constantly be data gaps should. The golden state workplace of ecological wellness hazard evaluation did
look at. Thank You Commissioner Robinson thank you dr.Singhal I ' m going to direct.
Have relocated into PB de replacements however we ' re simply or we ' re behind where.Zola I actually quite value the method you specified what
our fee must be that we should act based upon what we understand not based on what
we don'' t recognize and also I put on ' t think that there'' s any type of inconsistency in between that
and also the idea that we are a data-driven firm since I assume as you take a look at
the information that has existed from the application with the initial public
listening to the initial public comment right via till now I assume the data is
really overwhelming and I believe the information is overwhelming on every single
factor therefore one can always say there'' s not nearly enough information yet in any Trier
Act does not offer us the capability to relocate onward as a course I assume that it.
we outlawed phthalates or the Congress restriction phthalates it was done throughout the board. and exceptions were developed therefore I I ' m confident that my associates have listened to. comparable to what I ' ve heard today have actually felt the exact same level of worry which. after this will certainly move on in a means that ' s safety of kids in. particular as well as if one ' s gon na make an error if one I ' ll close on this if at. the end of the day we reflect on this decision and state we made a'blunder I ' d. much instead us make the error that winds up being too protective of children than.
one that pulls except that so thank you quite miss out on Gardner thanks.
significantly miss Weintraub and also the remainder of your union for bringing this.
application to our interest as well as I hope you do it justice Commissioner cardiovascular no. concerns thank you really much allow me start by thanking to this last.
number 6 panel today thank you for sharing as well as lending your knowledge to.
this company we substantially appreciate your time and your initiative in preparing not. just for your composed testimony however, for being here via phone for this.
afternoon ' s hearing thank you all significantly for the document I also want to keep in mind. that in enhancement to today ' s presentations we have obtained composed.
comments from the International Sleep Products Organization American Residence.
Furnishings Partnership and also children at risk in addition to their old testimony.
today ' s we likewise obtained additional written testimony from the National.
Resources Protection Council the Green Science Policy Institute and also the.
As soon as again our staff that, american Chemistry Council I likewise want to acknowledge
. has been below with all of us day and also who aided facilitate this satisfying the.
office of the assistant including Acting Secretary Alberta Mills MS rocky Hammond
. our general advice Mary Boyle as well as the offices executive supervisor Shelley Koval.
as well as being in for our executive director Tate mr.Dwayne ray Jon Magoo. ghen when again thanks quite for managing all of these audio-visual

. initiatives today we do appreciate that I desire to just make one last comment. concerning today ' s hearing I want to take minority minutes to say thanks to the personnel for the. instruction package although our teams function was complemented throughout the day. I assume a great deal of it you understand was called into concern and the thinking behind. it as well as what I intend to state that may not be conscious of some folks who don ' t adhere to. CPSC very closely is that the Payment directive is really restrict what team. can do when we get a petition and also it limits the quantity of time
staff can. invest in an application prior to it is given or active acted on by
the Payment. therefore to think that the personnels briefing plan was their work in totality is. not an exact representation of the personnels work they are restricted in to what they.
When they bring that briefing package up in response to a request and also, can do. I additionally simply wish to stress that the team makes an independent judgment and. recommendation and also I congratulate them for giving an extremely useful plan for. which the commissioners will base their decision upon as well as in enhancement to the.
minimal time factor for reacting to an application and making a referral to.
the Commission team likewise has to consider various other problems several of those.
being sources as well as other priorities that the Commission has established so.
they balance all of those elements into their rundown plan to the Payment. and I just want to thank to all the team who prepared that briefing. package and also made it a really helpful paper for us and I presume one last.
point I ' m presuming that if our toxicologist might and money and time.
was unrestricted they ' d love to take a whack at these but it ' s simply the fact. Once again thank you to all of you as well as, of the scenario we locate ourselves in. to thank you for my associates for what I assume is a extremely beneficial and also excellent . hearing today thanks.

Act does not provide us the ability to move forward as a class I think that it. I believe a whole lot of it you know was called right into question as well as the reasoning behind. CPSC very closely is that the Commission instruction is in fact restrict what team. I likewise simply desire to highlight that the team makes an independent judgment and.

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