Welcome back to this public conference of
the United States Consumer Item Safety and security Payment our hearing which
started this early morning at 9:00 a.m. will certainly now continue just a tip that this
is a public hearing to solicit discuss the petition asking for the
Payment initiate rulemaking under the federal unsafe substance act to
Partnership of registered nurses for healthy environments I ' m. a registered nurse and also a registered nurse midwife the Partnership is the only nationwide
nursing.
integrating evidence-based method as well as affecting policy we have more than 3000. participants throughout the nation our participants consist of registered nurses from all strolls of.
our career Medical facility based public health and wellness school-based as well as innovative.
method to simply name a couple of nurses are one of the most trusted occupation and also we take.
our duties really seriously when providing education to clients and also working to. avoid illness the primary work of our organization happens through the charitable.
volunteer work of our registered nurses with our policy and also advocacy workgroup these.
nurses have led interaction of health professionals on the major concerns.
pertaining to fire resistants and also health and wellness our work has actually been guided by the American.
registered nurses organizations resolution Nursing Practice chemical direct exposure and also right to.
recognize which promotes a training course of activity that reduces the use of harmful chemicals.
needs sufficient information on the health effects of chemicals and. chemicals and products before they are presented on the marketplace as well as produces. a lot more streamlined techniques for hazardous chemicals to be gotten rid of from usage based. on this resolution registered nurses require to advocate for consumer products that are. totally free of poisonous chemicals as component of their criterion of practice I am very. worried that expecting ladies the growing unborn child as well as our youngsters are being.
exposed to halogenated fire retardants everyday it ' s my job to assist ladies have.
others right here today with one in 6 children in the United States now dealing with the lifelong. difficulty of developmental handicaps such as autism and also focus deficit. hyperactivity disorder we require to seriously address chemicals that could. be a component of this alarming pattern I ' m likewise interested in the results of. halogenated flame resistants on fertility. elevated PB de degrees at human breast milk has'been correlated with prepared.
Accord ism as well as lowered testes size and also decreased sperm matters as.
particularly discouraging when it ' s been shown that these harmful chemicals are
not. even giving included flame defense when height speaking with my pediatric.
In the body we think that due to the unsafe nature of these.
exposures among'this prone population our future generation should have.
to be able to grow up and also totally free of these hazardous chemicals let ' s.
not make the mistake of regrettable replacements and also take on the present. proposition to limit these unnecessary and health and wellness harming course of flame.
retardants thanks thanks quite miss Reed great mid-day first I ' d like. to say thanks to chairwoman Buerkle as well as the CPSC commissioners for the possibility to. affirm prior to you today on this crucial problem my name is Jenna Reed
. I am the science and policy analyst at the center for scientific research and freedom of. the Union of Concerned Scientists with greater than 500,000 participants and supporters. across the country we are a nonpartisan not-for-profit group committed to boosting. public policy with extensive and also independent scientific research the Center for. scientific research and democracy at UCS advocates for improved
transparency as well as integrity. in our democratic establishments particularly those making science-based. public plan choices the Union of Concerned Scientists stands with various other. members of the scientific area in supporting this request contacting
. the Consumer Product Safety and security Compensation to state Organa halogen flame. retardants o FRS as a dangerous course of chemicals as well as to ban their use in.
youngsters ' s items furniture mattresses and the casing surrounding electronics. the clinical proof outlined in the request supports this regulative adjustment. the CPSC has the authority to safeguard the general public from poisonous compounds that. might create significant injury or considerable health problem given that the center ' s. inception we have worked to secure scientific integrity within the federal. federal government and also called attention to occurrences of special passions. mischaracterizing science to promote for particular policy goals the chemical.
market and its trade organization the American Chemistry Council zhh job to. sow doubt concerning the
scientific research disclosing damages concerning chemicals effect on our. wellness consisting of flame resistants is an egregious example of this unsuitable. behavior the firms that manufacture FRS have put considerable money and time. right into distorting a scientific reality concerning these chemicals as the 2012 Chicago. Tribune investigatory series noted the chemical market has twisted research. results neglected findings that run counter to its purposes and worked off. prejudiced industry moneyed records as rigorous science in doing so the. American Chemistry Council and its participant companies. has actually promoted the prevalent usage of IFRS at the expense of Public Health. taking a look at these chemicals with a purely objective lens shows the. needs need for CPSC swift action poisoning as well as direct exposure data support the. analysis of Organa halogen fire retardants as a course of chemicals under. the federal dangerous substances Act residential or commercial properties that are shared by of ' ours. include their semi volatility and also capacity to crowd migrate from consumer. items right into house dust and exposure has actually been related to a series of. health and wellness impacts including reproductive disability neurological impacts. endocrine disruption genotoxicity cancer cells and immune conditions as a course there is. an appropriate body of evidence sustaining the final thought that these chemicals have. the ability to create individual health problem as well as consequently meet the interpretation of. harmful under F H sa maybe most egregiously biography keeping track of information have. revealed that communities of color and low-income areas are.
disproportionately exposed to and also birth high levels of flame resistant chemicals.
contributing to the cumulative chemical problem that these communities are already.
where I matured in New Jacket among my very first Jobs was operating in the chemistry.
division of the Meadowlands Environmental Study Institute where I. invest my days removing PCBs as well as organochlorine chemicals from the soil. and also sediment of the of the Meadowlands as well as evaluating that data despite being. prohibited in 1977 these chemicals are still found dangerously high quantities all over. industrial hotspots of the country as well as remain to biography gather in a series of. types the restriction of PCBs happened decades earlier and also we are still managing the. destructive influences of the chemicals frequency across the country the following. generation of these chemicals organo halogen fire retardants are inside of. our very own houses as well as a variety of products many thanks largely
partly the. disinformation projects planted by unique passions the truth continues to be that. the sign does not support their proceeded use. seen firsthand the perseverance of PCBs in my regional atmosphere inspired me to. use my scientific training to work to design or boost policies that decrease. public wellness and ecological risks and also stop future situations of. chemicals overburdening ecological communities and houses that is why I ' m below today to. ask the CPSC to show necessity to provide this application and also additional regulate. AFR ' s to shield our children
and future generations thanks thank you extremely. a lot mr.Simon thanks chair Buerkle as well as commissioners my name is Robert Simon. and also I ' m below today testifying in support of the American Chemistry Council and also.
the North American flag retired life liens I understand there ' s a great deal of interest in this. concern and also we were attempting to aid facilitate the commissioners request
to. settle several of the statement so I ' m going to present comments in support of.
both myself and Mike Wallace from the American Chemistry Council I ' ll shot and also.
be quick just a fast comment and also I understand we ' ve been prior to the commissioners.
previously on a number of concerns as well as I simply wish to emphasize that the American Chemistry. Council stands for the concept makers of chemicals in the United States and also.
we are totally dedicated to product security that by nature of subscription in the.
American Chemistry Council you are bound to adhere to an accountable.
care program that includes 8 different codes consisting of a product.
safety and security code and that ' s required for obligation that includes third-party.
verification in our new item security code however I simply desired to stress our.
dedication to general item safety I ' m right here today speaking in support of the.
personnel briefing package as it connects to the request HB 15 1 and the personnel.
recommendation to deny the petition I ' m mosting likely to emphasize 5 bottom lines today. yet our total message to the commissioners to the general public to several of. the other stakeholders are today this request is excessively wide it will. increase fire danger and also it is not consistent with the f HSA so my.
testimony focus on 5 key factors very first fire security as the commissioners well.
government regulatory authorities have actually identified do absent a danger and would additionally prohibit.
compounds that place ' t also been created yet so once again I urge
the. Payment to look'at this holistically in regards to the wide ramifications of. this excellent instance would be under both Republican as well as autonomous. managements
brand-new flame retardant products have actually been authorized consisting of. under the brand-new legislation Berg Chemical Safety Act this would run counter to that an associated point would be is the. materials that are the topic of the request have already been or currently.
being evaluated for their safety and security by US EPA under a comprehensive brand-new governing. system in place for managing chemicals the CPSC clearly has an important as well as.
essential function to play in consumer products yet this application would.
duplicate several of the job that ' s currently underway or has been done by US. EPA to examine the safety of chemicals and also control those chemicals as well as a big. piece of this we were below with the last time affirming regarding ideally the. potential of the brand-new Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act after the last hearing in. January 2016 it ' s thankful here to state several of the individuals around this space not simply.
the chemical market but ecological teams organized labor and so on we function to assist. pass the bipartisan Lautenberg Chemical Security Act that is a new law that has.
entered into result it dramatically boosts the way we manage chemicals.
in the United States as well as I think that'' s a crucial factor to consider as well as I ' ll. just finish with a last point which is since we our team believe this the petition.
progressed is a really unpleasant and also improper application of the FHS an and. and ought to be refuted I would certainly just finish with a comment just directly from the. personnel plan that I believe stresses the broad nature of this the FHS a. calls for factor to consider of the connection between the poisoning of a substance. exposure to that substance with fairly near and traditional use. of a product as well as resulting in significant injury or. substantial disease
related to the exposure team considers that the ofr. represent a wide class of
chemicals specified largely by their practical usage. as well as the existence of either bromine or chlorine the data on OA ofr reveal varying. toxicity and direct exposure potential among individual of our substances these. differing residential or commercial properties of specific individual of our compounds suggest. that AFR ' s remain in reality
stand for several subclasses of chemicals and must not. as well as ought to be checked out individually as well as one can not end that all compounds. would certainly be considered unsafe substances under they J say that ' s part of the. reason we encourage the Payment to think about the team report. as well as the scientific research on these she ' s appreciate the possibility to. indicate today I ' m satisfied to respond to any type of question Thanks mr.Simon ms lender. hi thanks for including me as well as enabling me to testify by phone my name. is Sonia lending institution and also I ' m a senior analyst at the Environmental Working Group a. not-for-profit organization over the previous 14 years my organization ewg has executed. original biography monitoring research studies to document human exposure to organo. halogen flame retardants we ' ve teamed up teamed up with scholastic. labs to gauge PBDEs damaged product examples'from toddlers and also their. moms and mommies milk as well as umbilical cord blood ewg is also partnered with. heather Stapleton ' s lab to measure metabolites of chlorinated Tris and also para. master 550 and also preschool age youngsters and also their moms these studies recommend.
extensive direct exposure to poisonous flame retardants especially throughout pregnancy.
early stage and very early childhood years kids ' s exposures are typically 3 to five.
times above their mothers in its briefing package the CPSC team increased.
worries about the requests objective of prohibiting all additive Organa halogen. chemicals yet lots'of studies have actually recorded the method these chemicals can. Tony the food chain linger in the atmosphere and intimidate human health.
clear red relax access rigorous Olaf ours en masse a portion of the market will. change to brand-new inadequately studied telogen ated chemicals bolstering this cycle most. current sorry Organa halogen flame resistant share physical and also chemical.
qualities that weren ' t there factor to consider en masse under the. federal exactly how does their disc Substances Act the halogen carbon bond imparts.
50 flame resistants that are not likely to present a threat for human wellness.
halogenated the declaration is likely based on the analysis of the EPA ' s. created for the Atmosphere Program that was likewise pointed out earlier by Rick.
grosse as well as the testament in 2015 in a record every one of the 10 halogenated fire. retardants that EPA checked out were rated as high risk in a minimum of one category.
either for their danger to human health or environmental perseverance as well as.
a class because the 1 by 1 regulatory strategy is bothersome for making sure.
that alternate fire resistants will be much less dangerous and also oppress others.
regardless of an encouraging market change far from additive flame resistants and.
household products ofr has continued to be used in some brand-new products as noted in.
testimony today we wrap up that volunteer activities by makers and.
state by state restrictions on specific chemicals are not sufficient.
to keep these chemicals out of new products as well as we keep in mind that handheld XRF.
tools permit budget friendly and quick and also non-invasive conformity tracking.
Meaning that a group large ban on halogens could be less complex to implement.
than a restriction on specific authors the CPSC team affirm that there wanted.
information to confirm that these four product groups in the petition are the.
source of ofr is determined in people as well as they ' ll bring up the point that the.
chemicals are making use of lorries and additionally one min remaining thanks yet.
research study has shown that consumer items are the key source of human. direct exposure to fire resistants in our statement composed statement we
affix. this D searching for that two times as many pounds of PBDEs. were added to polyurethane foam in household items than vehicles so in. shutting we would advise the to grant the petition as we ' ve created.
as well as beyond organic halogen flame retardants in these 4 item. group thanks say thanks to
you significantly next is dr.Heather Stapleton dr.
Alliance of nurses for healthy atmospheres I ' m. a nurse as well as a nurse midwife the Partnership is the only national
nursing. Tribune investigatory collection kept in mind the chemical industry has actually turned research. AFR ' s to protect our children
and and also generations thank you thank you veryExtremely EPA to evaluate the safety of chemicals and manage those chemicals and a large. January 2016 it ' s pleased here to state several of the individuals around this area not simply.Stapleton are you on the phone thank you yes we can thank you significantly great
thank you good afternoon yes I'' m Heather Stapleton I''
m an associate professor of ecological chemistry as well as direct exposure scientific research at Duke University my research has concentrated on recognizing additive chemicals and consumer products evaluating human exposure paths and also checking out potential results from exposure to fire retardants for the past 17 years I'' ve. been performing study especially on flame-retardant chemicals and also I have. greater than 70 peer-reviewed magazines concentrating on this topic on top of that I.
testified before the US Us senate subcommittee in May of 2012 on a hearing.
simply concentrated on climate profits today I'' d like to take a couple of mins to.
summarize some essential study searchings for that have been created for my.
group especially over the last year which straight associate with numerous problems.
increased today especially connecting to our understanding of human exposure.
pertaining to utilize of fire resistants and also furnishings and also bed mattress since 2008 my.
study group has actually been testing furnishings products particularly sofas.
chairs mattresses and also a variety of baby products for fire returning chemicals as.
of today we have actually examined greater than 2000 of these items and we have a very.
excellent data base regarding where fire resistants are made use of as well as how their.
usage has transformed in time as opposed to what you'' ve been told our study has.
revealed that fire retardants are really made use of in adult mattresses offered on the.
market today especially mattresses made of memory foam and also our information.
suggests this is not decreasing we also understand that companies are still applying.
flame retardants to furnishings in spite of the adjustment in the flammability standards.
from The golden state this was documented in our magazine in 2016.
digitus study my laboratory has actually been conducting its extensive bio monitoring.
researches to review direct exposure amongst the public as well as is to understand just how.
direct exposure connects to product usage in a recent publication by Hoffman and Al we.
showed that direct exposure to the halogenated organic phosphate fire.
resistant TDC PP additionally noted chlorinated Tris has boosted significantly amongst.
the u.s.Population over
the past decade we also demonstrated that exposure to. this chemical which is thought about a health hazard a. dramatically better as well as children relative to grownups in fact our study. discovered that babies have the greatest exposure to TDC BP among any kind of age class. and moreover this direct exposure was considerably related to the number. of baby furniture products the moms and dads possessed in the residence this association is. even more supported by our screening program which found that TDC PP is one of the most. typical fire retardant related to infant furniture things which contain. polyurethane foam these studies provide a link connecting application of
TDC P P. and also infant furnishings items with direct exposure as well as babies as a follow-up to this research study.
we recently estimated the typical daily consumption of TDC P P for an infant making use of.
our measurements of the urinary system metabolite we located that direct exposure range.
from 0.01 to 15 micrograms of TVC PP per kg body weight daily when you.
contrast that exposure to the acceptable day-to-day intake for non cancer cells health and wellness risks.
reported in a CPSC record in 2006 our results find that 2 to 9 %of babies are.
currently receiving exposure that is greater than that threshold suggesting.
some babies are getting receiving direct exposure that might cause wellness. threat this is likewise published previously this year to additionally comprehend partnerships. in between flame-retardant usage as well as furnishings as well as exposure amongst the general.
public we recently performed a separate research study in which we actually experienced the.
pillows from sofas in 140 houses and collected combined examples of home dirt.
as well as blood from participants staying in those residences we found solid and.
statistically significant organizations between the brominated fire resistants
. as well as the couches in focus in your house dirt and also in the participants blood.
so for example if a bf are a brominated fire resistant was existing in the couch.
considered the fastest-growing cancer based upon occurrence one min remaining.
and we have lately published a paper which found statistically substantial.
organizations in between the focus of 3 different. flame retardants in house
to us with thyroid cancer and also this heart. association was especially strong for Dekker bromo diphenyl ether a burma.
native fire resistant enclosing i believe this research study these research study.
researches show unquestionably unquestionably that usage of fire.
resistants in these products is plainly tied with exposure among the basic.
public well I comprehend the fire threat is a very well-funded problem we should.
assume seriously regarding strategies and also modern technologies made use of to fulfill flammability.
criteria in my viewpoint we ought to be of absolutely preventing using tiny.
molecule additives which will always move out of products and also lead to.
some sort of exposure it ' s just thermodynamics provided the.
intrinsic difficulties in assessing hazard accounts profiles for chemicals it would certainly. befit us to try and also remove direct exposure rather than investing considerable time. as well as effort attempting to figure out which chemical has a far better poisoning profile.
thanks for your attention thanks quite dr.Stapleton MS Miller yes. great mid-day can you hear me yes we can hear you just fine thank you. thank you excellent mid-day and also thanks for the chance to supply testament. today my name is Pamela Miller and also I am the executive supervisor of Alaska. area activity on toxics a charitable ecological health as well as. justice research study and advocacy organization and also were based in Anchorage. Alaska we strongly support the petition as well as rulemaking to outlaw the class of. natural halogen fire retardants from the four groups of consumer items. given the proof of poisoning and dangers to human health and wellness.
the Compensation has a historical possibility to make plan that will.
safeguard the health of numerous people across the u.s.Who are routinely. exposed to these dangerous chemicals as well as particularly the residence of prone. populaces who are disproportionately revealed
in their homes and offices I. am here to talk with the demand of protecting vulnerable populations that. Due to the fact that they are far-off from producing, may not be quickly obvious. Yet are however very and disproportionately subjected people of the. north and also arctic especially aboriginal peoples we advise the Compensation to. consider the special susceptability of northern and frozen indigenous individuals
. and their future generations when considering this request far from.
pristine the it contains some of the most very. polluted animals and individuals on the planet it is an important indicator. area for evaluating homes and also results of chemicals when chemicals.
go into the Arctic their damage is slowed as a result of reduced temperature levels and also low.
strength sunshine which makes them readily available for long-lasting consolidation.
into organic systems northern and also Arctic individuals bear a concern of health and wellness
. differences consisting of cancers reproductive problems abnormality.
finding out as well as developmental disabilities the fenceline of chemical production.
Due to the fact that chemicals can travel, circulation usage and disposal expands to the Arctic. hundreds as well as thousands of miles on oceanic as well as climatic currents where.
they build up in the bodies of fish wildlife as well as people of the north in a. process understood as
worldwide distillation people of the north particularly youngsters. are most likely to be more very exposed to flame-retardant chemicals in interior. Because of the longer wintertimes the demand to shield versus the, environments. cool as well as much less air flow in
their homes individuals experience high direct exposures through. conventional foods as well as in their home environments so this is actually a. factor to consider of numerous exposure courses and also high direct exposures they also have. minimal choices in buying from retail stores in country Alaska that offer. substandard items chemicals are passed via succeeding generations from. mother to child and also damage the capacity of youngsters to learn their languages. typical life methods songs stories as well as expertise these neuro poisonous chemicals.
are harming the brains as well as health of our future generations due to the fact that these.
chemicals get away the products in which they are used through dissipation or. weathering most of these organo halogen substances are currently prevalent in the.
worldwide setting individuals are mainly subjected through an inhalation ingestion.
as well as thermal absorption Roman ated flame retardants consisting of PBDEs as well as H BCD are.
now common in Arctic ecosystems with enhancing levels in some locations.
giving reason for concern as an example focus of PBDEs discovered in the. blood of yupik people the yukon-kuskokwim Delta area of. Alaska are the greatest recognized human PvE focus in the circumpolar Arctic.
worry is expanding regarding new greatly unmonitored persistent chemicals that.
long-range and also consistent transport of a variety of these substitutes flame.
retardants into the Arctic Salim ovah measured focus of 45.
chlorinated and brominated fire retardants as well as Arctic air samples as well as.
molar in 2012 discovered 2 chlorinated chemicals TCP and TCP P that predominate.
in the North Pacific as well as Arctic air samples these are highly relentless in. the Arctic because of low temperature levels as well as darkness our very own community-based. study has actually shown the visibility of PBDEs as well as house dust Sentinel. fish traditional food examples of aquatic mammals and also in the blood lotion of the. Ubik individuals of st.Lawrence Island a remote island in the north Bering Sea. despite of this remote location PBDEs are ubiquitous as well as dirt gathered from. st. Lawrence Island families and also human product concentrations resemble
. those located in elevated levels of the u.s. basic population focus of. numerous of these PBDEs and also dirt are connected with serum concentrations. recommending home dust provides these compounds also in remote. populaces finally as co-chair of the International Pops removal Network. I ' m extremely worried that the absence of controls in the united state allows the unloading. of products with harmful levels of flame resistants right into United States markets
consisting of. items that have so-called recycled plastics contaminated by fire.
resistants from digital waste we advise that Customer Item Safety And Security Commission.
to utilize their authority to protect public health especially that of susceptible.
brief chain chlorinated paraffins in children ' s toys and other children ' s. items thanks thank you quite miss Miller we will currently start our round.
of question from the compensation from the Dyess and also I will certainly start that two line of.
examining miss Huff filling in your statement you. discussed one in 6 youngsters in the u.s.Now encounter the long-lasting obstacle of. developmental specials needs can you cite the resource of that data of that. info sure I can send that to you all right great I would certainly appreciate it
give thanks to. you MS loan provider in your testament you chatted. about XRF modern technology that could spot flame retardants I ' m unaware of that container. you talk with them yes I am not a professional however XRF is a modern technology that can gauge. the bromine as well as chlorine aspects in a substance it ' s non-invasive it ' s. non-destructive and also those tools have actually been widely made use of to screen for the. existence of chlorine as well as bromine as well as items and also the detection of a high. concentration of bromine as well as chlorine in any element of a furniture product.
would enable investigators or companies themselves to sharpen'in on specifically'what. chemicals may be in there and the searching for of really low material of bromine.
Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire resistants in those 4 groups of.
European Union and also have actually had those resolutions that they do not present.
you have various other examples of that I would really value that thank you.
Commissioner Adler I thank you quite madam chairman mr. Simon is it fair to.
state based on your statement in the testament of your market colleagues.
that we ' re not likely to see a phase-out of ofr s in consumer items unless the. Payment takes regulatory action I think the what I would say to the.
commissioners would be as I assume you will certainly remain to see using fire. retardants in applications that require to satisfy specific fire character fire safety.
specifications as well as characteristic ludo apple iphone that wedding event on that particular would certainly.
concern I think this turned up at our last hearing too which I ' m questioning. what the response is we have we have actually not seen that list as well as. we I think we also motivated the CPSC to deal with EPA to check out that list I. assume the difficulty most of us have is some of those are exclusive items and also so. they are not commonly offered to especially to a profession organization that. may stand for different different business rate of interests as well as I just that ' s your. concern or earlier mr.Commissioner I'simply wish to highlight I assume I would certainly. If there, clarify comment concerning the use of afar ' s. are ofr is that present a threat as well as there ' s plainly some that have actually been. managed those will certainly be managed so I simply didn ' t desire to leave that that open. thank you I appreciate the explanation by the way relative to that listing of. 50 I assume the factor that it ' s not obtainable has less to do with the reality.
Security Act that does require an affirmative security decision that is.
a body organ oh oh F R and it ' s been authorized for specific uses therefore that ' s. another much more possibly extra current example'and I think that is public a little bit. yeah as well as just picking
up on the Chairman ' s request I would truly. value it'I assume we all would if you would send whatever checklist you have. that includes ofr s in particular in customer items that you believe have. been shown present no sensible danger of safety and security this Huff lien at one. point in your statement you claimed o FRS are not supplying included fire defense. that ' s question if you might specify on that point sure well I think a great deal of. the items that they ' re in you understand we don ' t have infants that are cigarette smoking. cigarettes laying on their floor coverings or on nursing pillows that truly not required.
in these kinds of products and also it ' s simply triggering more exposure to these.
potentially poisonous chemicals where they ' re actually not needed yeah and also and.
dr.Birnbaum today was claiming effectively that the ofr is in the. focus that'they ' re turning up in customer products are truly not. offering considerable
fire defense do you have any type of remarks or thoughts about. that also yes I I would agree with dr.
Birnbaum that. they ' re not offering extra fire defense and rather are just revealing. everybody to hazardous chemicals Ms Reid in your study have you uncovered any type of. researches that will certainly much as you ' ve just listened to the reference by mr. Simon that. would certainly lead you to wrap up that there are any kind of risk-free Oh FRS or that there are oh. f RS yet to be discovered that'share these very same physical chemical biological.
characteristics as existing ofr s such that we should not take a class technique.
to controling them I have not as well as individuals who testified today consisting of dr.
However are nonetheless highly and also overmuch subjected people of the. Alaska are the highest recognized human PvE focus in the circumpolar Arctic.
I ' m extremely concerned that the absence of controls in the u.s. permits the disposing. Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire resistants in those four classifications of. 50 I assume the factor that it ' s not obtainable has less to do with the fact.Birnbaum practically have the exact same you know belief and that their hat there has
not yet been one natural halogen fire that might be that wasn'' t linked to no
injury and also dr.Stapleton might
I guide that exact same
concern to you specifically relative to your recent research has any one of your
recent study led you to wrap up that any known ofr presents little to no danger
to people particularly to kids so I am NOT reviewing the poisoning of these
independent chemicals I'' m evaluating their visibility as well as products as well as just how it
connects to direct exposure and also whether that might be related to health risk therefore we
focused on a six to 8 chemicals and not a large checklist that covers all
residence name fire resistant so your problem is exposure in addition to poisoning give thanks to
you significantly Commissioner Robinson Stapledon wear'' t disappear I ' m adhering to up
on this we you recognize in your testimony your that was submitted in composing you
detailed a lot of studies that you were included in several studies that you
were entailed in and then in your testament you were testifying really
rapidly as well as I was creating as fast as I could
improperly all of the oil discharges concerning which we have.
data revealed that they are our hazardous correct no and I wear'' t concur with that. all right which and you'' re which ones are not poisonous that have actually been studied yes I believe.
there'' s a number that'and also that ' s one of our worries regarding the wide approach is. that you ' re controling actually you know relying on 25 to 85 various.
chemicals so you'' re as well as you you ' re stating that there are research studies of non non. polymeric additive organo halogens that show that some of them are secure and not. hazardous is that what you'' re informing us yes the only witness who stated that today so.
, if you can offer those dyes that would certainly be terrific and also but you concur that if.
.
there'' s raised ofr s in furniture its connected with greater ofr s in dirt in. the room or would you differ keeping that as well I'' m sorry commissioner can you
. clarify that question if it'' s greater if they ' re high if furniture in the area. has greater ofr s its related to higher ofr s as well as the dusts in the
area. do you concur with that I would say it relies on the ofr and that'' s one of our. worries is that your lumping whatever together as well as even if glass of wines that. we'' ve done studies of you you differ keeping that as well.
I would state you'' d need to clarify what the resource of the ofr
is where'it. shouldn ' t it may not just be furnishings maybe other resources which ' s an. crucial decision and also that was the basis regarding my question is that if you.
have furnishings with high o FRS do you agree or disagree that it'' s connected. with greater o FRS and the dust in the space once more I would certainly claim it depends upon the.
O FRS and additionally the application that it'' s made use of and also if there are greater or fires in.
the room in a room and also individuals reside in that area would certainly you agree that with kids.
it'' s connected with greater o FRS in the blood in the pee I simply desire to be.
clear I'' m not attempting to avoid your concern I'' m trying to really make clear.
different no much'' s are utilized in various matrices they'' ve been a migrate or cut .
or be discharged at different levels or maybe not as well as that'' s why I ' m just. envision to state so extensively that indeed after that and also I tried to make it clear at the.
start of the day that when I say ofr is I'' m referring to specifically what we'' re. taking care of in this request non polymeric additive organo halogens and.
simply to clear up differ that all ofr is present a threat and that all ofr.
If you, associated recognize of any of those that that we have are dealing with.
might inform us what research studies would sustain what your sight is since it''
s so. various than any person that'' s testified today thank you.
Thank You commissioner kay thank you madam chair I''
m mr.Simon I think you.
did state at least one of them though and also fix me please if I'' m incorrect TBB.
PA did you point out that as one that had actually been vindicated and also what'' s your. understanding of this of the studies connected with that certain chemical. When you look at the total exposure for that chemical, that you recognize generally.
does absent a danger to human health and wellness or the atmosphere as well as we'' ve done some.
sustaining science that looks at meta-analysis of the data that'' s out. there just to use that as an example 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 a very concrete instance as well as that'' s what led governments.
like Canada an EU to make that decision I assume it'' s vital
to. note though that continuous research is always appropriate as well as you always desire to make.
sure that I recognize there is continuous research study related to television BPA.
sponsored by the market as well as also by governments as well as so it is something that.
we must consider but there'' s clearly been a governing decision there.
and you referred earlier to the staff graph I think and I'' m taking a look at web page.
99 of the personnel rundown and also under that on the chart where it claims TB BPA it.
mark off toxicity associated with intense poisoning chronic toxicity.
reproductive growth toxicity neurotoxicity.
genetic poisoning and chronic coughing Yuman poisoning and tags that as a chronic.
toxic chemical and so exactly how does that square with your sight that it has been.
found not to be poisonous as with any kind of chemical it'' s a function of.
I think for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the staff graph as.
you check out the direct exposure levels that does absent a danger and that was.
that was what I was mentioning so excuse any confusion there so.
what'' s one-of-a-kind regarding tbv PA that also if it'' s hazardous it there ' s no direct exposure
to it'. well I assume it ' s a combination of it there ' s differing degrees of toxicity as well as.
That ' s one as well as'I believe also dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so simply since something
has the potential possible be toxicHarmful it can very different ranges it could be much more toxic less hazardous as well as the 2nd. is the direct exposure piece and so we believe it'' s clear that television BPA is not at degrees.
of exposure which'' s why I was unwilling in feedback to Commissioner.
Robinson'' s doubt to immediately say that all of the much has actually created big.
levels of exposure so the research study that you'' re describing or the metadata.
If I understand you properly, meta-analysis associated with the researches.
put on'' t differ as much with the toxicity however even more with the absence of.
direct exposure is that what you'' re stating definitely and in your mind those.
researches vindicate this chemical and eliminate it from consideration.
I think classic toxicology would certainly say that if you'' re not exposed as something.
at a degree that'' s likely to trigger damaging results that of course and dr. Stapleton do you the characterization concerning the exposure related to that.
chemical I assume there'' s a thanks for asking me due to the fact that there ' s a crucial factor. that ' s missing here is that television BPA greater than ninety percent of its usage it is a.
high production volume chemical is made use of in a reactive form which means it'' s. chemically bound to the products it'' s affixed to and less most likely to leach out.
If, leading to direct exposure which is why that direct exposure threat is so little 40 B BPA.
that were to transform as well as be utilized extra in an additive type direct exposure would certainly.
Go up it depends on how it'' s used in the product as well as that associates to.
I assume I simply on concept we ' re hesitant to see below you ' ve made. Payment however that ' s one of the issues we have with the request general and.
issue of aid writeable alternative and seeing to it we'' re thoughtful as we.
check out item layout I regret my time has actually ended thank you thank you very.
much commissioner extra brave no doubt thank you at that'' s this time around.
We will certainly end this 5th panel and also once more our genuine appreciation to all of.
you for being below for your readiness to affirm and we will take a couple of.
minutes to switch over into our sixth panel and once more my genuine thanks thanks invite back to this public meeting.
we'' re mosting likely to continue our final panel for today and also the six people who are.
joining us this afternoon get on the phone so we have no person being in front.
people but allow me say to every one of you and thanks for being here if we could.
simply I'' ll call your name if you can simply verify with me that you get on the.
line that would be extremely helpful miss out on burrow Meier great mid-day hi.
thank you dr.Singler of course
I'' m here thanks as well as can I confirm that you are going.
to have a PowerPoint to show us that we have it yet I that you'' re preparation on.
revealing it of course that'' s proper thank you quite dr. ruby indeed I'' m. right here thank you miss out on Curtis I'' m here dr. Hirschmann.
thanks and also as well as miss out on dr.
PA did you mention that as one that had actually been vindicated and also what'' s your. I believe for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the team chart as. That ' s one and'I assume also dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so just because something
has the potential to be toxicPoisonous I assume I just on principle we ' re unwilling to see here you ' ve made. Compensation however that ' s one of the concerns we have with the request total as well as.Zeller yep I'' m right here very great thank you all significantly and now we will certainly ask miss out on Burt miss burro Mayer to begin her testament thanks thank you really much my name is Nancy biedermeyer I'' m the elderly plan planner for the breast cancer cells avoidance partners previously referred to as the bust cancer fund I want to thank the Payment for the possibility to affirm on the staff rundown package on the petition concerning products consisting of organic halogen flame retardants bust cancer prevention companions is a nationwide not-for-profit organization committed to stopping bust cancer by minimizing direct exposure to chemicals and also radiation connected to the illness stemmed fire resistants are chemicals of substantial concern to our company as we have most likely formerly detailed in our testament and also entries on this request ofr have been connected with significant health issues such as cancer cells neurological influences reproductive impairments and building and even more PBT PBT alleviate exposures have actually been found to affect the timing of puberty and teen women and also to promote spreading of human breast cancer cells in vitro both locations of worry to breast cancer cells danger as you have listened to formerly studies show that these chemicals migrate out of items into our homes and also ultimately into our bodies in reviewing the personnel instruction bundle we have determined a number of drawbacks that have added to a badly thought about referral to deny the underlying petition in creating the briefing plan the team adopted a lot of the arguments the chemical market has actually made use of for decades to stymie and annoy any type of significant guideline of the numerous toxic chemicals the public is revealed to daily here are our reactions to just a few of those concerns toxicity information is insufficient limited or doing not have arguing not enough information is a staple of the sector playbook either insufficient proof exists or the research studies that do show injury are for some factor unnecessary or suspicious yet sector declines to do the poisoning testing fights tooth and also nail versus a minimal data embeded in Tosca reform and after that asserts the federal government can act to manage a chemical because of lack of data the petitioners have provided the Compensation even more than sufficient toxicity information to act to protect the general public wellness which of course is your primary mission usage of these chemicals is declining team states that only 22% both evaluated products include no afar'' s which
the market is moving away from their use if one fifth of any kind of various other product classification were regarded modify ated the scenario would appropriately be stated a crisis in addition without federal law firms are complimentary to return to the usage of these hazardous chemicals as well as most importantly customers and also particularly cancer survivors with deep issue about subjecting themselves as well as their family members to fire retardants have no chance to know which products come under that 22% the Payment has to act to outlaw these chemicals and 100% of the customer products covered by the request and not leave the public wellness as much as the inconsistencies of the marketplace absence of recorded events team worry competes that there wants data in the CPSC databases of customer cases to act on the application this opinion highlights the bias of the firm towards intense harm at the cost of their demand to think about chronic or lasting damage by its actual nature bust cancer cells has a lengthy latency durations you duration typically determined in decades well it'' s not possible to link a.
specific instance of breast cancer cells to a details direct exposure due both to this lengthy. latency duration in between exposure as well as onset of the condition as well as.
large number of chemicals we are revealed to daily there is enough.
toxicological proof of damage to allow as well as actually to require the Payment to.
act chemical market has long argued that if you can'' t show direct
causation. you can'' t regulate the chemical we require just check out the example of tobacco use.
to see the results of that method millions dead while the cigarette industry.
proceeds to make hundreds of millions of bucks in revenue the Commission.
ought to not take on the very same unreasonably high and ultimately unsafe requirement.
here lack of data on societal expense of ailment the staff reefing contends that.
they do not have sufficient information to do a cost-benefit evaluation for granting the.
request one minute loading it will always be much easier to document the.
difficult cost to market of banning chemicals from specific items than it.
is to establish the financial benefit of illness prevention yet we can absolutely.
track a lot of the clinical and also lost performance expenses for disease like.
breast cancer however how does one quantify the social price of the discomfort as well as.
suffering of the countless females as well as guys and also their families dealing with a bust.
cancer medical diagnosis we submit that those combined costs far outweigh whatever.
financial impact there might get on manufacturers being asked to just stop.
utilizing these chemicals in summary refuting the placement would certainly be a failing by the.
Commission to adequately protect public health we advise the Compensation to decline.
the staff briefing bundle as well as accepted the petition as it was sent give thanks to.
you once more for this chance to indicate thanks extremely a lot dr.Singler.
thanks for the chance to indicate today my name is Venus engli as well as I am.
director of research translation at the program on reproductive health and wellness of the.
atmosphere at College of The Golden State San Francisco my study concentrates on.
chemicals in the indoor atmosphere as well as effect on at risk populations such.
as expectant women as well as children next slide.
why do priests mission is to develop a healthier environment for human.
reproduction and growth via advancing clinical query scientific.
treatment and also wellness plans that avoid direct exposures to harmful chemicals in our.
setting following slide the government harmful materials Act to find the.
– substance as you see right here as well as today I'' ll be concentrating on the 2nd component the.
reality that direct exposure to harmful compound takes place as an outcome of.
traditional usage next slide so beginning in the middle of the slide we understand that.
fire retardants in indoor air and also dust results in human exposures as we'' ve heard.
from several various other testifiers today and also we wish to comprehend type of one step back.
from that exactly how the items concerned in this request electronic devices youngsters'' s. items furniture and cushions add to fire retardants in indoor.
air and also dust and also the subsequent human direct exposures following slide slide 5 so.
scientists make use of a framework referred to as the Bradford Hill aspects to review the.
proof connecting the possible cause and impact so I'' ll briefly evaluate several of.
the proof associating with the vital factors today as well as refer the Compensation.
commissioners to my complete created statement for a more detailed.
description so the factors are do we see a slope of impact as well as what'' s the. strength of the effect is it statistically significant. exists a rational timing of the event does the reason come before the result is.
there uniformity in between research studies and do we have speculative evidence that''
s in. coherence with the real-world observations following slide in this graph.
we'' re looking at the H BCD degree and dust on the left hand side as well as range.
from tv on the bottom H BCD degrees are highest possible as well as dirt directly by.
the TV and also levels go down substantially as you relocate away from the television as well as various other.
studies had similar searchings for with furniture as well as mattresses this gradient.
of impact strongly recommends that these items are the resources of the.
flame-retardant emissions to dirt following slide slide 7 in this research scientists.
accumulated dust samples from mattresses and also floors inside houses as well as they discovered a.
statistically considerable solid relationship between levels of brominated.
fire retardants and cushion dirt and also Florida the strength of this effect.
recommends that the bed mattress is a significant factor to the flame-retardant.
packing in dust and various other researches made similar findings.
for furniture electronics as well as kids'' s items next slide in these graphs.
we'' re checking out PB de degrees and dirt on the left hand side in regard to.
When you remove, whether or not items are existing so in blue you can see that.
a product including flame retardants the television the PB de levels dropped.
significantly by practically 80% on the other hand you can see in orange that when you.
place a new product consisting of fire retardants right into the room the bed mattress PB.
de levels boosted considerably by about 2,000 percent so this very clear.
connection between the timing of the assumed cause-and-effect strongly.
suggest that these items are significant factors to flame retardant loading.
and dust as well as similar outcomes have been located with other kinds of products and also.
various other researches next slide slide 9 research studies on these products on fire retardant.
discharges were performed in the United States Canada the EU as well as New Zealand in.
different kinds of indoor atmospheres houses childcare facilities workplaces and.
with various type of items these researches all made comparable searchings for around.
fire retardant one min staying into interior dirt as well as air as well as the.
consistency of outcomes across the various studies boosts our.
self-confidence in the searchings for next slide and afterwards finally we see this comprehensibility.
in between the results of the laboratory studies and real life observations in.
this research the scientists discovered that the feces and also speculative chamber sent out.
flame resistants straight right into the chamber and also they discovered similar outcomes.
with other type of products so this is constant with the real-world research studies.
that find these items add to fire resistant exhausts next slide in.
conclusion considering the factors researchers made use of to examine widgets.
linkages between domino effect there is a strong body of evidence showing.
that these items add to flame resistant levels inside your home in subsequent.
human direct exposures this proof likewise talks to the reality that eliminating these.
flame-retardant items from interior environment has the prospective to.
significantly lower human exposures to these chemicals thank you really much for.
the possibility – great thank you significantly dr.Diamond.
Thanks chair Buerkle as well as commissioners for the chance to.
talk on behalf of the request I'' m a teacher of environmental chemistry at.
the University of Toronto in Canada I'' ve been studying and also publishing on.
organo halogen flame resistants or ofr since the very early 2000s.
some of the testament today has actually mentioned my laboratories function I will certainly speak on three points.
Of all why must the Compensation act to manage ofr s as a course all ofr.
semi-volatile natural compounds or s VOCs s EO CS that are additive to a.
polymer inevitably and also naturally move from their origin of that.
polymer to the surrounding setting that includes individuals migration of.
audited ofr is is a fundamental residential or commercial property of the ofr subdivision they were talking.
of movement from 4 item categories to the surrounding.
atmosphere inside where these items are located additive ofr is migrated to.
preferentially accumulate in individuals and other fatty types of products indoors.
movement can be through air or by direct transfer from the product.
specifically those organic or fatty abundant constituents and also doors are our skin our.
Once again movement of additive ofr s from items as well as, apparel and dirt.
Buildup on skin clothes as well as dust is predictable and also inevitable.
ofr s and also other chemicals produced indoors are persistent due to minimal.
chemical destruction paths this leads me to point number two the link.
When a request was tabled in, between levels of low FRS and also items and dust.
2015 to our ideal knowledge it was dust there was a key resource of human.
direct exposure to ofr as a class yet study including our very own has actually progressed our.
understanding of direct exposure routes beyond that of dust dust is likely a surrogate.
or proxy for interior roots of ofr direct exposure rather we currently recognize it ofr.
s are moved straight from products to hands adhered to by hand to mouth.
tact likewise our hands pick up polluted workdesks once more moved by hand to mouth.
get in touch with we likewise understand that ofr is launched from items right into air in.
evitable and also naturally build up on all.
bearskin and on our clothes oh FRS on skin and garments add to exposure.
to summarize we currently recognize that o FRS follow several paths of exposure.
indoors and the dirt is a sensible surrogate for exposure and also the 4.
item classes I wish to concentrate on o FRS and also electronic cases all electronic.
products that we experienced which is nearly 300 items contain additive oh f RS in.
their casings we found a statistically substantial connection between degrees.
of o FRS in items and Oh F RS and also cleans that'' s a basi Adele 2016 our.
current data by yang Adele 2017 show a connection in between ofr swipe from the.
surface areas of portable digital tools as well as their proprietors hands these tools.
consist of cell phones tablets residence phones and laptop computers I'' ve been watching the.
proceedings today on YouTube I see lots of individuals are holding a cell phone I see.
the children that ever before more youthful ages are handling electronic gadgets like cell.
phones that include ofr s the transfer of Oh F bars from portable electronic.
tools to young youngsters even kids and to all of us handling these tools is.
unavoidable I appreciate the need to have fire safety and security testament today has consisted of.
comments at O FRS increased the safety of digital items I welcome.
peer-reviewed clinical proof to reveal this as I am not knowledgeable about such.
proof I end by sustaining the petition we understand that ofr is migrated.
from items there'' s solid proof of widespread human exposure to O FRS as.
made complex in one min continuing to be visual chemicals as well as there are strong.
proof of their capability to create numerous adverse results thanks give thanks to.
you significantly miss Curtis I'' m Cathy Curtis executive supervisor of clean and.
healthy and balanced New York we say thanks to the Compensation for the.
chance to affirm though even more than a year and also a half has actually passed because we.
last have defied before this body on this topic we stay persuaded that it.
is essential for the Customer Product Safety Commission to accept the ban of.
organo halogen fire resistants as well as consumer products tidy and also healthy and balanced New.
York has concentrated on flame-retardant chemicals for over a decade as well as my job.
substantially/ days that I led work to pass the New York state legislation outlawing.
Penta as well as octa and also developing a task force on flame retardant security to explore.
alternatives to deca c hny led the work to pass an initial in country restriction on TC EP.
as well as subsequent growth of the law to consist of TDC PP in brand-new york state.
– carcinogens i worked with the National Alliance for poisonous complimentary fire security as well as.
from 2006 to 2014 and also during that duration I assisted Shepherd federal deca BD.
phase-out advancement considerable market changes and helped collaborate numerous.
state level bans I offered on the EPA developed for the atmosphere.
alternatives evaluation collaborations for both deca as well as HB c HB CD and also was among.
2 advocates with the New York State Professional Firefighters Association.
appointed to New York'' s Task Force on fire retardant safety and security from 2005 to 2013.
when I spoke in January 2016 I specified that 12 states took activity on flame.
retardant chemicals as of today 14 states have actually embraced a total amount of 33.
policies 15 states have 22 pending policies in 2017 with an overall of 23.
states either having actually enacted legislations or having pending regulations or both and also.
yet in spite of state-level ofr prohibitions and also market changes using toxic.
chemicals in home products as well as youngsters'' s products continues which is why federal.
action for CPSC is needed in December 2015 the secure couches as well as more.
campaign released the record flame resistants and furnishings dropped in.
floorings leaders laggards as well as the drive for change we discovered that of the tops.
furniture mattress and carpeting padding suppliers there was a series of use.
of fire resistant chemicals only 5 of the 14 cushion companies reported.
being cost-free of flame-retardant chemicals right here'' s what the executive summary stated.
concerning bed mattress 5 of 14 bed mattress manufacturers reported not using fire resistant.
chemicals 5 reported not being proactively flame retardant totally free 4 did not source.
fire resistant free foam and also 1 did not provide quality that their barrier was.
flame-retardant cost-free one utilizes flame retardants in some products as well as not in.
others 3 did not provide info considering that the magazine of that document.
none of the cushion manufacturers have actually challenged these findings because January.
Firms reporting to Washington State under their children'' s risk-free. items act have actually reported a hundred and also 10 circumstances of fire retardant usage in.
baby as well as youngsters'' s items this includes 4 reports of deca BD use.
among which went to levels over 10,000 parts per million 2 circumstances of hexa.
bromo cyclododecatriene or bisphenol A – one circumstances of TDC PP and also one circumstances.
of P CEP additionally unpublished third-party laboratory screening by the getting all set.
for infant campaign which c hny works with and the Center for.
Environmental Health and wellness in 2016 and also 2017 have actually located halogenated flame retardants.
in polyurethane foam used in infant products the flame resistants include.
Tris – – Bhutto oxy SL phosphate and Tris one.
chloro – propyl phosphate finally state activities to ban particular flame.
retardants while vital are insufficient to stay clear of direct exposure to protect.
public health state job pressure records plainly reveal there are choices to.
halogens that are economical offered and effective additive fire retardants.
are still being one minute staying are thanks additive fire resistants are.
still being reported and also upholstered furnishings cushions baby as well as kid.
items and electronic devices the four groups covered under the petition.
demand markets might be moving however I'' ve not fully made the shift to much safer.
approaches of fire security for these factors as well as those stated by various other.
advocates today healthy and balanced and tidy New york city strongly sustains a decision by the.
Customer Item Safety Payment to secure to the health and wellness of consumers by.
restricting the sale expect include organelle hallie and.
retardant chemicals thank you thank you quite mrs.Curtis dr.herb Smith
excellent afternoon thanks significantly for the possibility to testify today I''
m an epidemiologist and associate professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia College Postman Institution of Public Health I'' m affiliated with the Columbia Facility for children'' s environmental health the Columbia Center for ecological wellness in north Manhattan and also the cancer epidemiology program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Columbia College Medical Center given that 2002 I'' ve been researching the influence of prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers P P de flame resistants and also their results on children'' s thyroid hormonal agent levels and also neuro growth in my research study we selected umbilical cable blood as well as have functioned with the Centers for Disease Control and also Avoidance to measure P be de parts or congeners that are connected with the penta brominated diphenyl ether or Penta PDE mixture I have actually located that in all of the neonates in my research studies in both Baltimore and also in New York City the youngsters had detectable levels of at the very least among the Penta PDE congeners in their cord blood we discovered evidence suggesting that prenatal direct exposure to Penta PDE congeners impact perinatal thyroid hormonal agent levels we additionally found that children who were subjected prenatally to greater focus of Penta BDE congeners about kids in the research with reduced direct exposures racked up dramatically lower on cognitive tests consisting of IQ examinations at ages 4 and also seven as well as these youngsters with greater exposures likewise reported having extra focus issues based on my research study and the research of other investigators in the field there'' s an ample proof indicating that prenatal direct exposure to Penta btes is associated with lower scores on signs of both cognition like intelligence and additionally raised number of actions troubles that are gauged throughout childhood given that PBDEs have been phased out of use and brand-new computer brand-new customer items new compounds have actually been utilized rather some of these compounds are also organo halogen flame retardants meaning that they are in the same chemical family as PPD and also various other flame retardants that have been eliminated or prohibited formerly like brominated Tris we'' ve lately studied houses in New york city City where females and their young kids 3 to five years of ages live amongst all the females and also the youngsters we study each was subjected to obvious levels of PBDEs as well as brominated flame resistant chemicals that are made use of as PVD replacements abbreviated as TVB as well as t BP h well t BB&T BP h were identified on the hands of all the ladies and the children we studied kids had greater concentrations on their hands as compared to their moms after accounting for differences in hand size we also found that the quantity of TB b.
and also t p ph in home dust was connected with the amount of TB b TB b + TB ph on. the hands of the children as well as moms staying in these homes toxicological data.
has actually demonstrated that these PB de substitutes are naturally energetic.
researches from other scientists in the area have actually shown that these compounds.
can interact with nuclear receptors called p/ gamma which are associated with.
adipose emesis as well as pertinent to weight problems other studies have shown that.
exposure throughout maternity has actually changed mother’s thyroid hormones and also caused.
liver poisoning based on my own research study and also the study of others in the area.
I end that in homes in the United States where expecting females as well as children live.
there are observable levels of both PBDEs as well as their halogenated replacements.
kids babies as well as fetuses are more prone to the health effects.
arising from direct exposure to a wide array of ecological chemicals.
consisting of halogenated flame resistants for that reason is my professional viewpoint.
that there is reason to be worried that the whole course of workouts organo.
halogen fire resistants might cause injury or disease to humans particularly.
to unborn children and also young kids therefore I sustain laws made to.
protect against human direct exposure to these chemicals from customer products thanks.
really much for your attention as well as your time thank you very much dr.Zeller.
indeed good mid-day as well as thanks for giving me the chance to talk to.
you today I'' m a teacher in the biology department at the College of.
Massachusetts Amherst my study over the past 25 years has actually been focused on.
comprehending exactly how thyroid hormonal agent manages brain development and whether.
as well as have environmental chemicals like halogenated fire resistants can.
conflict with this action its first crucial to identify that.
thyroid hormone is necessary for brain growth in the unborn child in infants and.
in youngsters this fact is so well identified that every baby born in this.
nation is examined for regular functioning of the thyroid gland at birth in some.
regions of the country as numerous as 1 and 1,200 infants have reduced thyroid hormonal agent.
as well as it'' s considered a medical emergency to make certain that they are recognized and also.
dealt with rapidly to restrict the cognitive shortages triggered by reduced thyroid hormonal agent.
throughout advancement it'' s also become clear that thyroid hormone levels and.
expectant females are necessary for growth of the fetus and this.
appears to be especially real in the first trimester when the fetal thyroid.
When thyroid hormone is still, gland has not yet developed however.
required for brain growth my research study on halogenated flame-retardants.
such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers tetra bromo bisphenol An and also some.
perfluorinated chemicals has actually demonstrated that these chemicals can.
disrupt thyroid hormone in the establishing brain yet in methods that we.
don'' t fully comprehend currently the only tool we need to gauge whether
. these flame-retardants impact the human thyroid system is to determine blood.
degrees of thyroid hormone the operate in my laboratory busy of others.
worldwide has actually revealed that a few of these chemicals can disrupt.
thyroid hormone in mind in a manner that'' s not consistent with changes in.
blood levels of thyroid hormonal agent we'' ve recently increased this work to people by.
testing whether halogenated chemicals can enter.
fear with thyroid hormonal agent activities in the placenta we focused on the placenta for.
the apparent factor that it'' s a cells that ' s offered but it ' s likewise a recognized. target of thyroid hormone activity and it'' s likely that similar results are. taking place in the fetal brain in collaboration with our Canadian.
5-minute round of concerns as well as I will certainly start the inquiries as well as I will address. The reality that there is a data void as well as there will certainly constantly be data gaps should.
When the government does a. study and also
they don Wear t see an effect result blood levels degrees thyroid hormone hormonal agent say, cells without affecting blood degrees so that indicatesClaim
that it ' s secure and I don ' t think that that ' s a legit debate. When you ' re a. data-driven firm understanding the import and also the feasible direct exposure and, any longer thank you really much and I ' ll simply comply with that up with. poisoning of each chemical is essential and I believe that is that is our battle.
here we need to count on data we can ' t assume due to the fact that one chemical is component of a. course of chemicals that after that they ' re all that they are all dangerous or develop a. hazard to the consumer medical professional justification me commissioner Adler thank you significantly.
madam chairman and complying with up on that dr.Singler you ' ve just heard the.
Chairman expressing this issue concerning requirement for data space fillers in your.
The golden state office of ecological health hazard assessment did
look at.
concern is whether the is it your idea that the molecular. qualities are
sufficiently common to all of ' RS that they can be dealt. with as a class of course I would claim that ' s that ' s concerning it that is right and also in. the reality that the carbon halogen bonds or the bond between carbon as well as a bromine. or a chlorine is what is the constant attribute of this course that
gives the. exposure buildings as we ' ve heard that they will certainly
migrate out of. products that at that semi-volatile natural chemical behavior so it provides. them those direct exposure buildings as well as the toxicity residential properties that.
propensity to get in cells and also accumulate in cellulite and cause toxicity dr. diamond you
claimed a variety of research studies that demonstrate that exposure to HF RS.
can happen from intake of dirt hand to mouth moved a dermal consumption. directly from air apparel and inhalation several of these direct exposure paths. seem most likely than others due to differential volatility of these.
chemicals does this recommend that several of these chemicals are most likely to offer.
minimal or no health and wellness risks well allow ' s just use apart the parts there of. your inquiry so one is the movement and also the direct exposure route and also the other is. poisoning my remarks were were concentrated on exposure and of course depending on the.
exact system properties on the chemicals will vary in the propensity to dividers
. onto skin versus a keep in air as well as as well as to which we would certainly be exposed much more.
Because of the determination and also the and also the type of the, with inhalation the. inner organic perseverance of these substances the path of exposure does not
. show up to or at least I am not aware that the route of exposure info.
winces poisoning no.not toxicity I guess what I ' m claiming is taking the.
mix of poisoning as well as the route of exposure does that lead you to conclude.
that any one of the ofr s that we ' re worried about are not going to present. an issue in other words can we still treat them as a class indeed my conclusion. Since of these are fundamental, was that we need to and also can treat them as a course. thermodynamic homes thank you really much miss Curtis you point out the laws. of a variety of states concerning O FRS you appear pessimistic that state activity.
will adequately address the problem of unsafe Oh F ours is that you ' re. worried that it insufficient states will certainly pass laws outlawing no FRS or that the. states that outlaw certain O FRS will certainly leave many others on the marketplace that. customers will certainly not be properly safeguarded plan I there are worries. that children in Mississippi as well as Indiana and Wyoming are not necessarily.
profiting from these legislations which they ' re not well imposed either they '
re. not actually being appropriately implemented but that in such a way that they can be by the. If, federal government so I think it would be best for suppliers as well. there were a consistent technique that covered the entire'country thanks. Thank You Commissioner Robinson thank you dr.Singhal I ' m going to direct.
these questions at you however then dr. Hirschmann I ' d like your remarks as.
uncertainty we never have best data or all the data that we require to make the. decision and it ' s crucial to be able to progress despite. unpredictability to to choose and also put protections in area that that are.
needed so I believe those those tools are necessary and also have been confirmed for.
that function by researchers and other agencies so I assume it ' s likewise important.
to take into consideration the criterion we ' re assuming concerning in the choice to be
made so in. in this instance we ' re thinking of the possible to trigger injury
or you recognize if. if these chemicals might trigger the substantial injury'or health problem and I. think in thinking of'the degree of evidence proof needed to fulfill that.
criterion that these tools do offer that level of proof that this course.
of chemicals might create damage alright and also as well as if you use these well-established. scientifically approved approaches of navigating information spaces that many. If we applied those below it would certainly be, others have utilized why do you think.
When you assume, suitable to place these OU FRS into a class I assume the and also.
concerning producing a chemical course or classification you look at typical architectural.
or architectural or molecular attributes in addition to typical exposure pathways and the.
Have relocated right into PB de replacements but we ' re just or we ' re behind where.
for you or anyone else existed anything regarding the chemical structure of.
If it were making use of additive
form type, t b– BPA that would certainly lead you to think that. it would absent a danger no one wishes to suggest on that particular well let me ask.
Dina Singh existed I want to comment on the opposite of that actually the. I would such as to echo that comment as well as there is adequate proof currently of the.
thanks and also dr.
5-minute round of concerns as well as I will begin the inquiries and I will certainly address. The reality that there is a data space as well as there will constantly be data voids should. The golden state office of environmental health and wellness risk evaluation did
look at. Thank You Commissioner Robinson thank you dr.Singhal I ' m going to route.
Have actually moved into PB de replacements yet we ' re simply or we ' re behind where.Zola I actually extremely much value the way you defined what
our charge should be that we ought to act based upon what we understand not based on what
we don'' t understand and I wear ' t assume that there'' s any kind of variance in between that
Since I assume as you look at, and the concept that we are a data-driven agency
the data that has actually been offered from the application with the very first public
hearing the first public remark right via till currently I believe the information is
actually frustrating and I assume the data is overwhelming on every
point and so one can constantly state there'' s insufficient details yet in any kind of Trier
of reality I don'' t think that I ' m not familiar with at any time where there ' s a 100 % proof standard there'' s constantly mosting likely to be uncertainty whether it'' s criminal cases or civil instances or a governing choice as well as I believe in this instance as I stated there'' s a frustrating amount of proof on each and every single point as well as I.
wear'' t concur with the characterization that the federal hazardous compounds. Act does not provide us the capacity to move on as a course I assume that it. clearly does provide us the ability that ' s up for us to choose just how we wish to do it. If we wanted to produce an exemption procedure, and it additionally provides us the flexibility. If it turned out that we finished up in snaring one chemical one, at some factor. organo halogen that down the line can be confirmed to be safe there ' s no reason. why we couldn ' t integrate in some process to permit that upon the best proof to be. spared absolutely we have done that in the past we did not
need evidence of. every plastic to have phthalates in it previously.
we prohibited phthalates or the Congress ban phthalates it was done throughout the board. and also exemptions were developed therefore I I ' m enthusiastic that my associates have heard. comparable to what I ' ve heard today have actually really felt the very same degree of worry and also that. after this will move ahead in a manner that ' s safety of youngsters in. particular and if one ' s gon na make a blunder if one I ' ll close on this if at. the end of the day we reflect on this choice as well as claim we made a'blunder I ' d. much instead us make the mistake that ends up being too protective of youngsters than.
one that pulls except that so thanks quite miss Gardner thanks.
quite miss Weintraub et cetera of your coalition for bringing this.
request to our interest as well as I hope you do it justice Commissioner cardio no. questions thanks quite allow me start by thanking to this last.
number six panel today thanks for sharing and lending your knowledge to.
this company we considerably value your time as well as your effort in preparing not. just for your composed testimony but also for being below via phone for this.
afternoon ' s hearing thank you all quite for the document I likewise desire to keep in mind. that along with today ' s discussions we have actually received written.
comments from the International Sleep Products Organization American Home.
Home furnishings Alliance as well as kids at risk in enhancement to their old testament.
today ' s we likewise got additional composed statement from the National.
Resources Protection Council the Green Science Policy Institute and the.
American Chemistry Council I additionally wish to acknowledge as soon as again our staff who
. has been right here with all of us day as well as that assisted promote this fulfilling the.
workplace of the assistant including Performing Assistant Alberta Mills MS rough Hammond
. our basic advise Mary Boyle and also the workplaces executive supervisor Shelley Koval.
and sitting in for our exec supervisor Tate mr.Dwayne ray Jon Magoo. ghen once more thanks quite for handling every one of these audio-visual
. efforts today we do value that I intend to simply make one last comment. concerning today ' s hearing I intend to take the couple of minutes to thank the team for the. briefing plan although our staffs work was complemented throughout the day. I assume a lot of it you recognize was called into inquiry and the thinking behind. it and also what I desire to claim that may not understand some people that don ' t follow. CPSC extremely closely is that the Commission regulation is really limit what team. can do when we receive a request and it limits the quantity of time
staff can. spend on a petition before it is provided or active acted upon by
the Commission. therefore to assume that the personnels instruction package was their job in totality is. not an accurate representation of the personnels function they are restricted in to what they.
I also simply desire to emphasize that the personnel makes an independent judgment as well as.
minimal time factor for replying to a request and making a recommendation to.
the Compensation team likewise needs to take into account various other concerns several of those.
being resources and other concerns that the Compensation has actually established so.
they balance every one of those factors right into their instruction plan to the Commission. and also I just want to thank to all the personnel who prepared that rundown. bundle and also made it an extremely helpful record for us and I guess one last.
thing I ' m presuming that if our toxicologist can and money and time.
was unrestricted they ' d love to take a whack at these however it ' s simply the truth. As soon as again thank you to all of you as well as, of the situation we locate ourselves in. to thanks for my associates wherefore I believe is a very helpful as well as excellent . listening to today thanks.
Act does not offer us the capacity to move onward as a class I believe that it. I assume a lot of it you know was called into inquiry as well as the thinking behind. CPSC extremely closely is that the Compensation instruction is in fact limit what personnel. I additionally just desire to emphasize that the personnel makes an independent judgment and also.