Invite back to this public meeting of
the USA Customer Item Safety Compensation our hearing which
began this early morning at 9:00 a.m. will currently continue just a reminder that this
is a public hearing to get remarks on the request asking for the
Compensation start rulemaking under the federal dangerous material act to
state several groups of items including a '' native organo halogen flame resistants to be quote banned dangerous compounds finish quote we have learnt through four panels this early morning as well as we are mosting likely to now speak with our 5th on this panel we are happy to have MS Cady Huffman from the Alliance of nurses for healthy settings MS Jenna Reed Union of Concerned Researchers mr. Robert scientific research reason me mr. Robert Simon from the American Chemistry Council and also while mr. Simon is offering I would just say that mr.Mike wall surfaces from the American Chemistry Council will additionally be offered to respond to questions and also on the
phone we have MS Sonja lunder from the Ecological Working Group joining us
in addition to dr. Hubble ' s this Heather Stapleton from Duke College as well as
Miss Pamela Miller from the Alaska neighborhood activity on contaminants thank you all really much for joining us today and once more each one of the panelists will certainly affirm for as much as five minutes the yellow light shows you have one minute staying and for those of you get on the phone miss Mills will notify you as well as you have one minute left once all the panels have ended their testament we will certainly look to the Payment for 5 mins rounds of questions with that miss huddling you may start thank you thank you and thank you for this chance to comment today on the request requesting rulemaking on items having organic halogen flame resistants as well as the CPSC personnel rundown package once again my name is Katie huffing and I ' m the executive supervisor of the Partnership of nurses for healthy environments I ' m. a nurse and a registered nurse midwife the Partnership is the only nationwide
nursing. organization that focuses entirely on the intersection of health and wellness in the. setting our mission is to advertise healthy atmospheres and also healthy individuals. by educating and also leading the nursing occupation progressing study.
incorporating evidence-based practice and affecting policy we have over 3000. members throughout the nation our members include registered nurses from all walks of.
our profession Health center based public health innovative and also school-based.
method to just call a few registered nurses are the most trusted career as well as we take.
When offering education to people and working to, our duties very seriously. stop disease the main job of our organization takes place through the charitable.
volunteer job of our registered nurses with our plan and also campaigning for workgroup these.
nurses have led interaction of health and wellness experts on the serious issues.
pertaining to fire resistants and wellness our work has actually been directed by the American.
registered nurses organizations resolution Nursing Technique chemical exposure and right to.
know which advocates a strategy that minimizes the usage of harmful chemicals.
worried that expectant ladies the expanding fetus and our youngsters are being.
subjected to halogenated fire retardants daily it ' s my job to help ladies have.
the healthiest maternities feasible therefore I recognize the relevance of. having typical degrees of thyroid hormones throughout pregnancy and also monitor for. signs of thyroid disorder to make sure that activity can be rapidly taken if an. abnormality is discovered that this class of flame retardants are structurally. similar to thyroid hormonal agent and
have been revealed to interrupt thyroid hormonal agent. feature is very concerning thyroid interruption during pregnancy can have a. unfavorable effect on fetal mind growth along with other poor. maternity results as you have actually learnt through other. others right here today with one in six youngsters in the United States now encountering the long-lasting. difficulty of developing handicaps such as autism and focus deficiency. hyperactivity disorder we need to seriously deal with chemicals that could. be a component of this worrying pattern I ' m additionally interested in the impacts of. halogenated flame retardants on fertility. raised PB de degrees at human breast milk has'been associated with cooked.
Accord ism as well as decreased testes dimension and decreased sperm counts as.
particularly discouraging when it ' s been revealed that these hazardous chemicals are
not. When peak talking with my pediatric, also providing added fire security.
In the body we believe that due to the dangerous nature of these.
direct exposures amongst'this prone population our future generation deserves.
to be able to grow up and also totally free of these toxic chemicals let ' s.
not make the mistake of regrettable alternatives as well as adopt the present. proposition to restrict these unneeded and health hurting class of fire.
resistants thank you thank you significantly miss Reed good afternoon first I ' d like. to say thanks to chairwoman Buerkle and the CPSC commissioners for the possibility to. testify before you today on this important issue my name is Jenna Reed
. I am the scientific research and plan analyst at the facility for science and democracy of. the Union of Concerned Researchers with more than 500,000 fans and members. across the country we are a detached nonprofit team dedicated to boosting. public law through independent and rigorous scientific research the Facility for. science and also freedom at UCS advocates for improved
openness as well as stability. in our democratic institutions particularly those making science-based. public policy decisions the Union of Concerned Scientists stands with various other. members of the scientific community in supporting this petition calling upon
. the Consumer Item Security Commission to declare Organa halogen fire. resistants o FRS as a dangerous course of chemicals and to prohibit their use in.
mischaracterizing scientific research to promote for details plan objectives the chemical.
industry and its trade association the American Chemistry Council zhh work to. sow doubt regarding the
scientific research exposing injuries about chemicals influence on our. health and wellness including flame retardants is an egregious example of this unacceptable. actions the business that make FRS have actually placed substantial money and time. right into misshaping a scientific reality concerning these chemicals as the 2012 Chicago. Tribune investigatory series noted the chemical sector has twisted study. outcomes overlooked findings that run counter to its purposes and worked off. biased market moneyed records as extensive science in doing so the. American Chemistry Council and its participant firms. has promoted the prevalent use IFRS at the expense of Public Health. considering these chemicals with a purely objective lens shows the. needs need for CPSC swift action toxicity and direct exposure data sustain the. assessment of Organa halogen flame retardants as a class of chemicals under. the federal unsafe substances Act residential properties that are shared by of ' ours. include their semi volatility and capacity to mob move from consumer. products into home dust and also exposure has been associated with a variety of. wellness impacts consisting of reproductive impairment neurological impacts. endocrine interruption genotoxicity cancer and immune disorders as a course there is. an ample body of evidence supporting the conclusion that these chemicals have. the ability to cause personal health problem as well as therefore satisfy the definition of. poisonous under F H sa maybe most egregiously bio keeping an eye on information have. revealed that neighborhoods of color and low-income neighborhoods are.
disproportionately subjected to as well as birth high levels of flame retardant chemicals.
including in the advancing chemical burden that these communities are currently.
experiencing from increased great particle matter from power plants or. refineries in their areas to higher levels of impurities in their. alcohol consumption water I ' ve seen firsthand the perseverance of the earliest type of. flame resistants polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs that still torment the. sediment as well as water of the Hackensack Meadowlands simply a number of miles from. where I expanded up in New Jersey one of my first Jobs was operating in the chemistry.
department of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute where I. spend my days extracting PCBs as well as organochlorine chemicals from the soil. and sediment of the of the Meadowlands and evaluating that information regardless of being. banned in 1977 these chemicals are still found precariously high amounts around. commercial hotspots of the nation as well as proceed to bio gather in a variety of. varieties the ban of PCBs occurred years ago and also we are still managing the. destructive influences of the chemicals frequency across the country the next. generation of these chemicals organo halogen flame resistants are within. our own houses and also a variety of items many thanks greatly
in component the. disinformation campaigns sowed by unique rate of interests the fact stays that. the sign does not sustain their proceeded use. seen firsthand the determination of PCBs in my regional atmosphere inspired me to. utilize my clinical training to work to style or improve plans that reduce. public health as well as ecological dangers as well as stop future circumstances of. chemicals overburdening communities and also homes that is why I ' m here today to. ask the CPSC to act with seriousness to give this request and also further regulate. AFR ' s to secure our kids
and future generations thanks thanks extremely. much mr.Simon many thanks chair Buerkle and commissioners my name is Robert Simon. and also I ' m right here today testifying on behalf of the American Chemistry Council and also.
the North American flag retirement liens I recognize there ' s a great deal of passion in this. concern and also we were attempting to assist assist in the commissioners demand
to. consolidate a few of the testimony so I ' m mosting likely to present comments in support of.
both myself and also Mike Wallace from the American Chemistry Council I ' ll shot and.
be brief just a fast comment and I recognize we ' ve been prior to the commissioners.
in the past on numerous concerns and I just desire to highlight that the American Chemistry. Council stands for the principle suppliers of chemicals in the US as well as.
we are totally devoted to item security that naturally of subscription in the.
American Chemistry Council you are bound to conform with an accountable.
care program that includes eight different codes including an item.
safety code and also that ' s compulsory for commitment that consists of third-party.
confirmation in our new item safety code yet I just wished to highlight our.
dedication to general item safety I ' m below today talking in assistance of the.
team rundown bundle as it connects to the application HB 15 1 and also the team.
referral to deny the request I ' m going to highlight 5 bottom lines today. Our general message to the commissioners to the public to some of. the other stakeholders are today this request is excessively broad it will. increase fire threat as well as it is not consistent with the f HSA so my.
testimony focus on five bottom lines very first fire security as the commissioners well.
government regulatory authorities have identified do absent a risk as well as would additionally outlaw.
materials that sanctuary ' t even been developed yet so once more I prompt
the. Payment to look'at this holistically in regards to the broad implications of. this fine example would be under both Republican and democratic. managements
brand-new flame resistant products have actually been approved consisting of. under the new legislation Berg Chemical Safety and security Act this would run counter to that a related factor would be is the. materials that are the topic of the application have actually already been or presently.
being reviewed for their security by United States EPA under a detailed new regulative. system in position for controling chemicals the CPSC clearly has a crucial as well as.
crucial duty to play in customer products but this application would certainly.
EPA to assess the safety and security of chemicals and also regulate those chemicals and also a large. January 2016 it ' s grateful here to claim several of the individuals around this area not simply.
the chemical market yet ecological teams organized labor and so on we work to aid. pass the bipartisan Lautenberg Chemical Safety and security Act that is a brand-new regulation that has.
entered into effect it substantially improves the means we manage chemicals.
in the US as well as I believe that'' s an important element to think about as well as I ' ll. Because we we believe this the request, just end with a last point which is.
heather Stapleton ' s laboratory to measure metabolites of chlorinated Tris and para. master 550 as well as preschool age children and their mommies these studies suggest.
prevalent exposure to toxic flame retardants specifically throughout pregnancy.
infancy and very early childhood youngsters ' s direct exposures are generally three to five.
times higher than their mothers in its instruction bundle the CPSC personnel raised.
worries about the petitions goal of banning all additive Organa halogen. chemicals yet dozens'of studies have recorded the method these chemicals can. Tony the food web continue the environment and intimidate human health and wellness.
the statement today papers a clear pattern of regrettable alternative or
. as we learn today to call it regrettable rejection where limitations on a details. ofr s lead to using brand-new improperly studied halogenated alternatives most. recently poisoning problems have prompted 4 states Maryland New york city Vermont. and also Washington to outlaw two types'of tryst in foam items we see that without. clear red loosen up entry rigorous Olaf ours as a team a part of the marketplace will. shift to brand-new badly examined telogen ated chemicals continuing this cycle most. recent sorry Organa halogen flame retardant share physical and chemical.
high qualities that weren ' t there consideration en masse under the. federal how does their disc Materials Act the halogen carbon bond conveys.
50 fire resistants that are not likely to pose a danger for human wellness.
halogenated the statement is most likely based upon the analysis of the EPA ' s. created for the Atmosphere Program that was also mentioned earlier by Rick.
grosse as well as the testament in 2015 in a record all of the 10 halogenated flame. retardants that EPA examined were rated as high danger in a minimum of one classification.
either for their threat to human health and wellness or ecological persistence as well as.
bioaccumulation EPA did call two chemicals as a reduced level of problem. for polyurethane foam however both were not halogenated a research by Miriam ruby. that will indicate later today reviewed 94 fire fire resistant to ensure that might
be. replacement for those presently utilizing consumer items she discovered that 40%
had. tool or high issue for ecological persistence et cetera postured a low
. worry and also wrapped up the substitute fire retardants have actually to be assessed as. a course since the 1 by 1 regulative approach is problematic for making sure.
that different flame resistants will be much less harmful as well as oppress others.
despite an encouraging market move away from additive flame resistants as well as.
family products ofr has actually continued to be utilized in some brand-new products as noted in.
testament today we end that volunteer actions by producers and also.
state by state constraints on individual chemicals are not sufficient.
to maintain these chemicals out of new items and we note that handheld XRF.
devices permit rapid and also cost effective and non-invasive compliance monitoring.
actually definition that a category broad restriction on halogens might be simpler to impose.
than a ban on particular writers the CPSC team declare that there wanted.
data to show that these four item categories in the petition are the.
source of ofr is measured in individuals and they ' ll raise the factor that the.
chemicals are making use of automobiles as well as also one minute staying thank you yet.
research has revealed that customer items are the primary resource of human. exposure to fire resistants in our statement created testimony we
connect. this D searching for that two times as several pounds of PBDEs. were contributed to polyurethane foam in house products than lorries so in. closing we would certainly urge the to give the application as we ' ve written.
and past organic halogen flame retardants in these 4 product. classification thank you give thanks to
you significantly following is dr.Heather Stapleton dr.
Partnership of nurses for healthy settings I ' m. a nurse and also a registered nurse midwife the Alliance is the only national
nursing. Tribune investigatory series noted the chemical industry has actually turned study. AFR ' s to secure our youngsters
and as well as generations thank you thank you very. EPA to assess the safety of chemicals and also manage those chemicals as well as a large. January 2016 it ' s grateful right here to say several of the people around this area not just.Stapleton are you on the phone thanks yes we can thank you significantly fantastic
more than 70 peer-reviewed publications concentrating on this subject furthermore I.
testified in front of the senate subcommittee in May of 2012 on a hearing.
simply concentrated on environment profits today I'' d like to take a couple of minutes to.
sum up some crucial study searchings for that have been created for my.
group particularly over the in 2015 which directly connect to numerous problems.
increased today particularly connecting to our understanding of human direct exposure.
relevant to utilize of fire resistants and also furnishings and also cushions because 2008 my.
research study group has been examining furniture items particularly sofas.
chairs bed mattress and a number of baby items for fire returning chemicals as.
of today we have actually checked even more than 2000 of these items and also we have a very.
great expertise base regarding where flame resistants are utilized and exactly how their.
usage has actually altered over time in contrast to what you'' ve been told our study has.
shown that fire retardants are actually made use of in grown-up bed mattress marketed on the.
market today particularly cushions constructed from memory foam as well as our information.
suggests this is not decreasing we additionally recognize that business are still applying.
flame retardants to furniture in spite of the change in the flammability requirements.
from The golden state this was documented in our publication in 2016.
digitus study my lab has actually been conducting its substantial bio tracking.
researches to evaluate exposure amongst the general public and is to comprehend just how.
exposure connects to item usage in a recent publication by Hoffman and also Al we.
showed that exposure to the halogenated organic phosphate flame.
resistant TDC PP also noted chlorinated Tris has increased considerably among.
polyurethane foam these research studies provide a web link attaching application of
TDC P P. as well as infant furnishings items with direct exposure as well as babies as a follow-up to this research study.
we lately approximated the ordinary everyday intake of TDC P P for a baby utilizing.
our dimensions of the urinary metabolite we discovered that exposure range.
from 0.01 to 15 micrograms of TVC PP per kilogram body weight per day when you.
compare that direct exposure to the acceptable everyday consumption for non cancer health dangers.
reported in a CPSC paper in 2006 our outcomes discover that 2 to 9 %of babies are.
presently obtaining exposure that is greater than that limit recommending.
some infants are obtaining receiving exposure that could cause health. danger this is also released earlier this year to additionally recognize connections. between flame-retardant usage as well as furnishings as well as exposure amongst the basic.
public we lately conducted a separate research study in which we in fact tested the.
cushions from sofas in 140 residences and accumulated combined examples of home dirt.
as well as blood from participants staying in those houses we discovered solid and.
statistically substantial organizations between the brominated flame retardants
. and the sofas in concentrations in your home dirt and in the participants blood.
so for instance if a bf are a brominated flame resistant existed in the sofa.
thought about the fastest-growing cancer based upon incident one min continuing to be.
and also we have actually recently published a paper which found statistically significant.
organizations between the concentrations of three various. flame resistants in home
to us with thyroid cancer cells as well as this heart. organization was particularly strong for Dekker bromo diphenyl ether a burma.
native fire retardant enclosing i believe this research study these research study.
researches demonstrate unquestionably unequivocally that use flame.
retardants in these items is clearly connected with direct exposure among the general.
public well I comprehend the fire threat is an extremely well-funded problem we should.
believe critically regarding innovations and methods made use of to fulfill flammability.
requirements in my opinion we should be of absolutely avoiding using small.
particle ingredients which will certainly constantly migrate out of products and also cause.
some sort of direct exposure it ' s simply thermodynamics offered the.
integral difficulties in assessing threat profiles accounts for chemicals it would. befit us to attempt and remove direct exposure instead of investing substantial time. and initiative trying to establish which chemical has a better toxicity account.
Alaska we strongly sustain the petition and rulemaking to outlaw the course of.
the Payment has a historic opportunity to make policy that will.
secure the wellness of countless individuals across the u.s. that are consistently. revealed to these harmful chemicals and particularly the home of at risk. populaces that are overmuch subjected in their workplaces and also houses I. am below to talk to the demand
of shielding susceptible populations that. may not be instantly obvious due to the fact that they are distant from producing. centers however are however very as well as overmuch revealed individuals of the. north as well as arctic particularly native peoples we advise the Payment to. consider the special vulnerability of northern as well as frozen indigenous peoples. as well as their future generations when considering this application far from.
beautiful the it includes some of one of the most extremely. infected pets as well as individuals worldwide it is an essential sign. region for assessing homes as well as results of chemicals as soon as chemicals.
go into the Arctic their wear and tear is slowed down because of reduced temperatures and low.
strength sunlight which makes them readily available for long-term consolidation.
right into biological systems north as well as Arctic peoples bear a problem of wellness
. variations including cancers reproductive problems abnormality.
learning and also developmental disabilities the fenceline of chemical production.
circulation use as well as disposal extends to the Arctic since chemicals can travel. hundreds as well as hundreds of miles on atmospheric and also nautical currents where.
conventional life methods songs stories as well as understanding these neuro toxic chemicals.
Due to the fact that these, are hurting the brains and health of our future generations.
chemicals get away the items in which they are used with dissipation or. weathering most of these organo halogen compounds are now prevalent in the.
global environment individuals are mainly subjected with an inhalation intake.
and thermal absorption Roman ated flame retardants consisting of PBDEs and also H BCD are.
now common in Arctic environments with enhancing degrees in some locations.
giving reason for problem for instance concentrations of PBDEs found in the. blood of yupik people the yukon-kuskokwim Delta region of. Alaska are the highest well-known human PvE concentrations in the circumpolar Arctic.
problem is expanding concerning new greatly unmonitored consistent chemicals that.
long-range and consistent transportation of a selection of these substitutes flame.
resistants into the Arctic Salim ovah determined focus of 45.
chlorinated as well as brominated flame resistants and also Arctic air samples and.
molar in 2012 found 2 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 really worried that the lack of controls in the u.s. permits the dumping.
retardants from electronic waste we advise that Customer Item Safety Commission.
to utilize their authority to protect public health and wellness specifically that of at risk.
short chain chlorinated paraffins in children ' s playthings and various other youngsters ' s. items thank you thanks extremely much miss Miller we will currently begin our round.
of concern from the payment from the Dyess and I will start that 2 line of.
questioning miss out on Huff filling out your testimony you. discussed one in six children in the u.s.Now face the lifelong obstacle of. developmental handicaps can you point out the resource of that information of that. information sure I can send that to you okay good I would value it
thank. you MS lender in your testimony you spoke. regarding XRF modern technology that can detect flame retardants I ' m uninformed of that canister. you speak with them yes I am not an expert however XRF is an innovation that can gauge. the bromine and chlorine components in a compound it ' s non-invasive it ' s. non-destructive as well as those tools have actually been widely utilized to screen for the. presence of chlorine as well as bromine and also items as well as the discovery of a high. concentration of bromine and also chlorine in any component of a furnishings item.
would allow firms or detectives themselves to refine'know exactly'what. chemicals may be in there and the searching for of really reduced web content of bromine.
Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire resistants in those 4 categories of.
you really much mr.Simon in your testimony you mentioned that if we take. this broad method and grant this request and also restriction courses of chemicals I. should claim ban this class of chemicals that we will certainly be outlawing chemicals that. have currently been accepted as well as established to be secure could. you just broaden on a little bit thanks. yes just as some instances however we understand and also there
have actually been regulatory testimonials. of a few of the chemicals that would be consisted of in this request that have actually gone. via evaluations not only in the United States yet Canada. European Union as well as have actually had those determinations that they do not present. a danger to human health and wellness of the atmosphere so a fine example of that. would be TV BPA was one chemical that I assume came up previously today that has actually had. regulative decisions by both Canada as well as the EU which would be just one. Added, example there that would have a
direct impact effect could can give.
you have various other examples of that I would actually value that thanks.
Commissioner Adler I thanks really much madam chairman mr.Simon is it reasonable to.
state based upon your statement in the testimony of your industry associates.
that we ' re not most likely to see a phase-out of ofr s in customer products unless the. Payment takes governing activity I believe the what I would say to the.
commissioners would certainly be as I think you will certainly proceed to see using fire. retardants in applications that require to satisfy particular fire personality fire security.
criteria as well as particular ludo apple iphone that wedding celebration on that particular would certainly.
consist of'a farce alright as well as noticing the Chairman ' s. point you did mention these researches with by various other companies and I think you ' re. describing EPA as well as I keep in mind in your statement your created testament on web page. two you state APA is determined over 50:50 fire resistants that it states they ' re. unlikely to pose a risk to human health have you actually are to your understanding. any one of your associates in fact seen that list I assume that ' s an exceptional. inquiry I assume this showed up at our last hearing as well which I ' m questioning. what the answer is we have we have not seen that checklist as well as. we I think we also encouraged the CPSC to function with EPA to check out that checklist I. assume the challenge most of us have is a few of those are exclusive products as well as so. they are not typically offered to specifically to a profession association that. might stand for different different firm rate of interests and also I just that ' s your. question or earlier mr.Commissioner I'simply intend to emphasize I think I would. clear up comment about using afar ' s if there. are ofr is that existing a danger and also there ' s plainly some that have actually been. regulated those will certainly be regulated so I just didn ' t want to leave that that open. thank you I value the information incidentally with respect to that checklist of. 50 I believe the factor that it ' s not accessible has much less to do with the reality.
Safety and security Act that does call for an affirmative safety resolution that is.
an organ oh oh F R and it ' s been approved for sure usages therefore that ' s. one other extra possibly extra present example'and I assume that is public a little bit. yeah as well as simply choosing
up on the Chairman ' s demand I would actually. value it'I think we all would if you would send whatever listing you have. that includes ofr s in specific in consumer items that you believe have. been demonstrated existing no affordable risk of security this Huff lien at one. factor in your testament you claimed o FRS are not providing included fire security. If you could elaborate on that point sure well I think a great deal of, that ' s wonder. the items that they ' re in you recognize we wear ' t have infants that are smoking. cigarettes laying on their mats or on nursing cushions that really not needed.
in these sorts of products and also it ' s simply triggering even more exposure to these.
possibly poisonous chemicals where they ' re actually not needed yeah and also and.
dr.Birnbaum this early morning was claiming effectively that the ofr is in the. concentrations that'they ' re turning up in customer items are truly not. providing substantial
fire security do you have any type of remarks or thoughts about. that also yes I I would concur with dr.
Birnbaum that. they ' re not giving extra fire security and instead are just exposing. everybody to hazardous chemicals Ms Reid in your study have you found any. studies that will certainly much as you ' ve just heard the reference by mr. Simon that. would lead you in conclusion that there are any secure Oh FRS or that there are oh. f RS yet to be uncovered that'share these very same physical chemical organic.
characteristics as existing ofr s such that we must not take a course method.
to regulating them I have not as well as individuals that affirmed today consisting of dr. Birnbaum virtually have the very same you understand idea which their hat there has.
not yet been one natural halogen flame that can be that wasn ' t connected to no.
injury as well as dr.Stapleton may I direct that same.'concern to you particularly with respect to your current research study has any of your. current study led you in conclusion that any kind of known ofr provides little to no threat. to humans especially to youngsters so I am NOT reviewing the poisoning of these. independent chemicals I ' m assessing their presence and also items and also exactly how
it. connects to direct exposure and whether that might be related to wellness threat as well as so we. concentrated on a six to 8 chemicals and also not an expansive checklist that covers all. home name fire resistant so your problem is direct exposure along with poisoning say thanks to.
you significantly Commissioner Robinson Stapledon wear ' t vanish I ' m following up. on this we you understand in your testimony your that was sent in writing you. provided a bunch of studies that you were
associated with numerous studies that you. were included in and afterwards in your testimony you were affirming actually. rapidly and I was composing as quick as I could. I desire to make sure that I my understanding is that you ' ve done. biometric researches that show that increased ofr s in children blood is. connected with infant furniture with boosted ofr s did I get that right yes. we ' ve revealed that babies have much greater exposure to the T dCPP. intrest it ' s thought about a carcinogen which is associated with a number of
. infant products owned in the house fine and can you inform me which among the.
blood of individuals and which which research study supports that that is the Hamel il 2017.
magazine mentioned in my created testimony great thanks so a lot as well as.
dr.Lund ah you said in your you have footnote 16 17 18 19 20 that ' s included. in your attach to and also in your created testament and also this factor seems to be.
that most of the ofr is in the dirt in the home are the outcome of Oh affairs.
and household products did I recognize that properly yes that is our the. referrals we pulled to reveal the web link in between the the household items and also.
exposure of house residents although reference 16 is to make recommendation to the.
reality that even more twice as lots of PS PBDEs were included in household furnishings than.
to automobiles fantastic and also mr.
Yet are nevertheless extremely as well as disproportionately revealed individuals of the. I ' m very worried that the absence of controls in the united state enables the discarding. Organa chlorine argon or bromine fire resistants in those four classifications of. 50 I think the reason that it ' s not obtainable has much less to do with the truth.
I desire to make certain that I my understanding is that you ' ve done.Simon I know basic you claimed
that you support the bundle which you assume that this band would be excessively
wide however I want to see if I can focus on that a bit because the package
is I recognize it absolutely located that ofr s are hazardous that they move from
items and items with greater ofr s are connected with rooms with hot with
extra dirt which AFR'' s in blood and also if there are greater or fires in blood that
is associated with damaging health impact do you agree with every one of that wear'' t. stress I ' ll reach your objection but do you agree with that thus far no and also I.
assume I just wished to clarify I think it'' s very clear in the staff report that. there is a recognition there not every one of those materials are poisonous as well as there'' s. also a graph that type of shown and also I say sorry due to the fact that I phrased that.
inadequately every one of the oil terminates about which we have.
information revealed that they are our poisonous right no and I wear'' t concur with that. okay which as well as you'' re which ones are not toxic that have been studied yes I believe.
there'' s a number that'and also that ' s among our issues regarding the broad strategy is. that you ' re managing essentially you understand relying on 25 to 85 various.
chemicals so you'' re and also you you ' re stating that there are research studies of non non. polymeric additive organo halogens that reveal that a few of them are risk-free and not. poisonous is that what you'' re telling us yes the only witness who said that today so.
, if you can give those dyes that would be terrific um as well as but you agree that if.
.
We'' ve done researches of you you differ with that.
I would say you'' d have to clarify what the source of the ofr
is where'it. shouldn ' t it might not simply be furnishings it might be other resources and also that ' s an. essential determination which was the basis regarding my concern is that if you.
have furniture with high o FRS do you agree or differ that it'' s connected. with greater o FRS and the dirt in the space once again I would say it depends upon the.
O FRS and likewise the application that it'' s utilized as well as if there are greater or fires in.
the space in a space as well as individuals live in that room would you agree that with children.
it'' s related to greater o FRS in the blood in the urine I just want to be.
clear I'' m not trying to prevent your question I'' m trying to in fact clarify.
different no FAR'' s are used in different matrices they'' ve been a migrate or reduce .
or be emitted at different degrees or possibly not which'' s why I ' m just. picture to say so broadly that indeed then and I attempted to make it clear at the.
beginning of the day that when I say ofr is I'' m describing exactly what we'' re. taking care of in this application non polymeric additive organo halogens and.
simply to clear up differ that all ofr exists a threat as well as that all ofr.
connected understand of any of those that that we have are dealing with if you.
can tell us what studies would sustain what your view is because it''
s so. different than any type of individual who'' s indicated today thanks.
Thank You commissioner kay thank you madam chair I''
m mr.Simon I think you.
did point out at the very least among them though and correct me please if I'' m incorrect TBB.
PA did you discuss that as one that had actually been pardoned and also what'' s your. understanding of this of the studies associated with that particular chemical. When you look at the complete exposure for that chemical, that you know in general.
does absent a risk to human health and wellness or the atmosphere as well as we'' ve done some.
sustaining scientific research that considers meta-analysis of the data that'' s out. there just to make use of that as an example levels of TB BPA that are out there are. 7 million times below those that would likely trigger health and wellness results so they.
assume that'' s just a really concrete example which'' s what led governments.
like Canada an EU to make that determination I believe it'' s crucial
to. note though that continuous study is constantly ideal as well as you constantly intend to make.
sure that I recognize there is recurring research connected with TV BPA.
funded by the sector and also by federal governments and so it is something that.
we ought to take a look at yet there'' s clearly been a governing resolution there.
and you referred earlier to the staff chart I believe and I'' m taking a look at web page.
99 of the personnel rundown as well as under that on the chart where it claims TB BPA it.
checks off toxicity connected with acute poisoning chronic poisoning.
reproductive growth poisoning neurotoxicity.
hereditary poisoning and also chronic coughing Yuman toxicity and also tags that as a chronic.
harmful chemical therefore just how does that square with your sight that it has been.
found not to be hazardous as with any kind of chemical it'' s a feature of.
I believe for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the staff chart as.
you take a look at the exposure degrees that does absent a danger and that was.
that was what I was suggesting to so say sorry for any type of confusion there so.
That ' s one as well as'I think even dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so just because something
has the potential to be toxic.
of exposure which'' s why I hesitated in reaction to Commissioner.
Robinson'' s wonder about to automatically claim that all of the far has actually produced huge.
levels of direct exposure so the research that you'' re referring to or the metadata.
meta-analysis related to the research studies if I understand you properly.
don'' t take problem as much with the poisoning but even more with the absence of.
exposure is that what you'' re saying absolutely and in your mind those.
researches vindicate this chemical as well as remove it from factor to consider.
I believe traditional toxicology would certainly say that if you'' re not exposed as something.
at a level that'' s likely to cause adverse results that of course as well as dr. Stapleton do you the characterization concerning the exposure connected with that.
chemical I think there'' s a thank you for asking me because there ' s a bottom line. that ' s missing below is that TV BPA greater than ninety percent of its usage it is a.
high production quantity chemical is used in a reactive form which indicates it'' s. chemically bound to the items it'' s affixed to and much less most likely to leach out.
If, leading to exposure which is why that direct exposure risk is so little 40 B BPA.
that were to change as well as be used extra in an additive kind direct exposure would certainly.
Go up it depends on just how it'' s used in the item and also that connects to.
the threat is that consistent mr.Simon understanding definitely I think that ' s. regular I think that quote was very vital it depends on the usage of the. product it seems like if it ' s in an additive it ' s not being utilized in an. additive kind so your business shouldn ' t have an issue. that being prohibited and also items in that type it is made use of in an additive type as well as. I believe I just on principle we ' re reluctant to see right here you ' ve made. determinations by federal governments that this does not present a threat and also yet you ' re. still gon na prohibit it and that ' s I assume a fundamental policy as well as choice from the. Compensation however that ' s one of the concerns we have with the application general and. Because Due to the fact that think assume, those determinations by governments are going to
provide give us and as well as we I. think we provided supplied after the last January hearing. those are critical and we ' ll most definitely share those and also ensure those are. readily available to everybody and also one of the remarks that dr.Ausmus made was that. there ' s a revolutionary change
in the thinking about companies now and if they locate a. molecule that is dangerous they won ' t they ' ll
stop production is that. something that you ' re familiar with I believe overall as a culture we ' re a lot. more familiar with chemical problems as well as chemical administration issues I suggested to. our responsible treatment program that has a product security code enforces particular. responsibilities and also our participants from creating a product to finish a life so I. believe there ' s a lot more recognition I would likewise claim once again we have come a long. method several of our chemical guideline it ' s gon na be really difficult to introduce a. brand-new chemical that has some of the problems that we ' ve all spoke around below today I. think that ' s a great point and I know that'' s something that'that you'' ve in. specific been a supporter for for a very long time which assists avoid this.
problem of subsidy writeable alternative and also making certain we'' re thoughtful as we.
check out product design I regret my time has expired thank you thank you extremely.
much commissioner much more heroic no questions thanks at that'' s this moment.
We will finish this fifth panel as well as once again our honest gratitude to all of.
you for being here for your desire to indicate as well as we will take a couple of.
minutes to switch right into our 6th panel and also once again my genuine many thanks thank you welcome back to this public meeting.
we'' re mosting likely to proceed our final panel for today and also the six people that are.
joining us this mid-day are on the phone so we have no one being in front.
of us however let me say to every one of you as well as thanks for being right here if we could.
just I'' ll call your name if you can just verify with me that you get on the.
line that would be very helpful miss out on burrow Meier excellent mid-day hi.
thanks dr.Singler of course
I'' m here thank you and can I verify that you are going.
to have a PowerPoint to reveal us that we have it yet I that you'' re preparation on.
revealing it indeed that'' s appropriate thank you quite dr. diamond of course I'' m. right here thanks miss Curtis I'' m below dr. Hirschmann.
thank you and also as well as miss out on dr.
did you discuss that as one that had actually been exonerated as well as what'' s your. I think for what it ' s worth what I was referring to was in the team graph as. That ' s one and'I believe even dr.Stapleton referenced that so that ' s. that ' s number one so just because something
has the potential prospective be toxicPoisonous I believe I just on concept we ' re hesitant to see below you ' ve made. Compensation however that ' s one of the problems we have with the request total and. latency period between exposure and beginning of the condition as well as.
large number of chemicals we are subjected to everyday there is adequate.
toxicological evidence of harm to allow as well as in truth to call for the Payment to.
act chemical market has actually long argued that if you can'' t show straight
causation. you can'' t regulate the chemical we require just check out the example of cigarette usage.
to see the results of that technique millions dead while the cigarette industry.
remains to make numerous millions of dollars in profit the Compensation.
ought to not take on the same unreasonably high and also ultimately hazardous criterion.
here lack of information on societal cost of disease the staff reefing contends that.
they do not have enough data to do a cost-benefit evaluation for providing the.
petition one minute loading it will always be simpler to document the.
tough cost to sector of banning chemicals from specific products than it.
is to establish the economic advantage of condition prevention yet we can absolutely.
track most of the medical and also lost productivity prices for disease like.
bust cancer cells however how does one measure the social cost of the discomfort as well as.
suffering of the millions of ladies and also males and their family members encountering a breast.
cancer diagnosis we submit that those integrated costs much surpass whatever.
financial effect there might get on makers being asked to simply quit.
utilizing these chemicals in summary rejecting the setting would certainly be a failure by the.
Compensation to adequately safeguard public health and wellness we advise the Commission to turn down.
the team rundown package and accepted the petition as it was submitted give thanks to.
you once again for this chance to affirm thanks quite dr.Singler.
thank you for the opportunity to indicate today my name is Venus engli as well as I am.
supervisor of research study translation at the program on reproductive wellness of the.
setting at College of The Golden State San Francisco my research concentrates on.
chemicals in the indoor environment and also effect on at risk populations such.
as pregnant ladies and also children next slide.
why do priests goal is to develop a much healthier environment for human.
reproduction and growth via progressing clinical questions clinical.
treatment as well as wellness policies that stop direct exposures to dangerous chemicals in our.
environment following slide the government hazardous materials Act to locate the.
– compound as you see below and today I'' ll be concentrating on the 2nd part the.
fact that exposure to hazardous substance occurs as a result of.
normal use next slide so starting in the center of the slide we understand that.
fire resistants in indoor air as well as dirt leads to human exposures as we'' ve heard.
from many other testifiers today and we intend to understand sort of one go back.
from that just how the items in inquiry in this application electronics kids'' s. products furnishings and also cushions contribute to fire retardants in indoor.
air as well as dirt as well as the subsequent human exposures following slide slide 5 so.
scientists make use of a framework understood as the Bradford Hillside factors to examine the.
proof linking the potential cause and result so I'' ll briefly examine a few of.
the evidence relating to the vital aspects today as well as refer the Compensation.
commissioners to my complete composed testament for a much more comprehensive.
summary so the elements are do we see a gradient of impact and also what'' s the. strength of the impact is it statistically considerable. exists a rational timing of the occasion does the cause come before the result is.
there consistency between research studies as well as do we have experimental proof that''
s in. coherence with the real-world observations next slide in this chart.
we'' re taking a look at the H BCD level and also dust on the left hand side and range.
from tv on the base H BCD levels are highest and dirt directly by.
the TV and levels drop drastically as you move away from the TV and also other.
researches had similar searchings for with furniture and bed mattress this gradient.
of impact strongly suggests that these items are the sources of the.
flame-retardant discharges to dirt next slide slide 7 in this research study researchers.
gathered dust samples from cushions and also floorings inside residences and also they located a.
statistically considerable solid correlation between degrees of brominated.
fire retardants and also cushion dust and Florida the strength of this impact.
recommends that the cushion is a major factor to the flame-retardant.
filling in dirt as well as various other studies made similar searchings for.
for furnishings electronics and youngsters'' s products next slide in these charts.
we'' re checking out PB de degrees and also dust on the left hand side in regard to.
whether or not products exist so in blue you can see that when you eliminate.
an item having fire retardants the TV the PB de degrees dropped.
dramatically by practically 80% on the various other hand you can see in orange that when you.
place a brand-new product including flame resistants into the area the mattress PB.
de levels raised dramatically by regarding 2,000 percent so this very clear.
relationship in between the timing of the assumed cause-and-effect strongly.
recommend that these items are major contributors to flame retardant loading.
and also dirt and also comparable outcomes have actually been discovered with various other sort of items as well as.
other research studies next slide slide 9 research studies on these products on flame retardant.
emissions were conducted in the US Canada the EU as well as New Zealand in.
different sort of interior environments houses kid treatment centers offices and also.
with different type of products these research studies all made comparable searchings for about.
fire resistant one min continuing to be into interior dust and also air and the.
consistency of outcomes across the various researches raises our.
self-confidence in the findings next slide and also then lastly we see this coherence.
between the outcomes of the research laboratory studies and real life observations in.
this research study the researchers found that the feces as well as speculative chamber produced.
fire resistants directly right into the chamber and also they located similar results.
with various other sort of products so this follows the real-world research studies.
that find these items add to flame retardant exhausts next slide in.
conclusion taking into consideration the elements researchers used to evaluate widgets.
linkages between cause and result there is a strong body of evidence proving.
that these products add to fire resistant levels inside in subsequent.
human direct exposures this evidence likewise speaks with the reality that removing these.
flame-retardant products from indoor environment has the possible to.
significantly reduced human direct exposures to these chemicals thanks extremely much for.
the opportunity – fine thanks significantly dr.Diamond.
Thanks chair Buerkle as well as commissioners for the possibility to.
speak on behalf of the petition I'' m a teacher of environmental chemistry at.
the College of Toronto in Canada I'' ve been publishing as well as studying on.
organo halogen flame retardants or ofr given that the early 2000s.
a few of the statement today has actually mentioned my laboratories function I will certainly talk on three points.
first off why should the Compensation act to manage 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 naturally migrate from their origin of that.
polymer to the surrounding setting that consists of individuals migration of.
audited ofr is is an inherent property of the ofr subclass they were talking.
of movement from 4 item groups to the surrounding.
setting inside your home where these items are situated additive ofr is migrated to.
preferentially gather in people as well as other fatty kinds of products inside your home.
migration can be via air or by straight transfer from the item.
especially those fatty or natural rich components and doors are our skin our.
As soon as again migration of additive ofr s from items as well as, clothing as well as dust.
Accumulation on skin garments as well as dirt is foreseeable and also unavoidable.
ofr s and various other chemicals emitted inside are relentless as a result of restricted.
chemical degradation paths this leads me to aim second the connection.
between levels of reduced FRS and items and dust when a petition was tabled in.
2015 to our finest knowledge it was dirt there was a main source of human.
exposure to ofr as a class but research including our very own has actually advanced our.
understanding of direct exposure paths beyond that of dirt dust is likely a surrogate.
or proxy for indoor roots of ofr exposure instead we currently recognize it ofr.
s are moved straight from products to hands complied with by hand to mouth.
tact also our hands choose up contaminated workdesks once more transferred by hand to mouth.
contact we likewise understand that ofr is launched from products right into air in.
evitable as well as predictably gather on all.
bearskin as well as on our clothes oh FRS on skin and clothes contribute to direct exposure.
to summarize we currently comprehend that o FRS adhere to multiple routes of direct exposure.
inside and also the dust is a practical surrogate for exposure and also the 4.
item courses I desire to concentrate on o FRS and also digital casings all electronic.
items that we experienced which is virtually 300 items consist of additive oh f RS in.
their housings we discovered a statistically significant connection in between degrees.
of o FRS in products and also Oh F RS as well as dusts that'' s a basi Adele 2016 our.
current information by yang Adele 2017 reveal a connection in between ofr swipe from the.
surface areas of portable digital devices and also their owners hands these devices.
include mobile phone tablets home phones as well as laptop computers I'' ve been enjoying the.
procedures today on YouTube I see lots of individuals are holding a cellular phone I see.
the kids that ever more youthful ages are taking care of electronic tools like cell.
phones which contain ofr s the transfer of Oh F bars from handheld electronic.
tools to young kids even toddlers and to everybody taking care of these gadgets is.
inevitable I appreciate the requirement to have fire safety testimony today has actually included.
comments at O FRS boosted the security of electronic products I welcome.
peer-reviewed clinical proof to reveal this as I am not knowledgeable about such.
proof I conclude by sustaining the application we know that ofr is moved.
from items there'' s strong proof of prevalent human direct exposure to O FRS as.
made complex in one minute continuing to be visual chemicals and also there are strong.
proof of their ability to create several damaging effects thank you give thanks to.
you very a lot miss out on Curtis I'' m Cathy Curtis executive supervisor of tidy and.
healthy New york city we say thanks to the Commission for the.
chance to testify though even more than a year as well as a half has actually passed considering that we.
last have resisted prior to this body on this topic we continue to be convinced that it.
is necessary for the Customer Product Safety Compensation to accept the restriction of.
organo halogen flame retardants and customer items healthy and also clean New.
York has concentrated on flame-retardant chemicals for over a decade as well as my job.
considerably/ dates that I led work to pass the New york city state law prohibiting.
Penta as well as octa as well as creating a task pressure on flame retardant safety to check out.
options to deca c hny led the job to pass an initial in nation restriction on TC EP.
as well as subsequent growth of the regulation to consist of TDC PP in New York City state.
– carcinogens i worked with the National Alliance for toxic free fire safety and also.
from 2006 to 2014 and also during that period I aided Guard government deca BD.
phase-out advance significant market changes and also assisted work with several.
state level bans I offered on the EPA created for the atmosphere.
alternatives assessment collaborations for both deca and HB c HB CD as well as was one of.
2 supporters with the New york city State Professional Firefighters Association.
appointed to New york city'' s Job Pressure on fire retardant safety from 2005 to 2013.
when I spoke in January 2016 I stated that 12 states acted on flame.
retardant chemicals since today 14 states have actually adopted a total of 33.
plans 15 states have 22 pending policies in 2017 with an overall of 23.
states either having actually enacted laws or having pending regulations or both and also.
yet despite state-level ofr prohibitions and market shifts the usage of hazardous.
chemicals in home products and kids'' s items continues which is why government.
activity on the part of CPSC is required in December 2015 the secure couches and also more.
campaign released the record flame retardants and furnishings fallen in.
floorings leaders laggards and the drive for change we located that of the tops.
furnishings mattress and rug padding manufacturers there was a variety of use.
of flame resistant chemicals only 5 of the 14 mattress firms reported.
being cost-free of flame-retardant chemicals right here'' s what the exec recap said.
concerning mattresses 5 of 14 cushion manufacturers reported not using fire retardant.
chemicals 5 reported not being proactively fire retardant totally free 4 did not resource.
fire resistant free foam and also 1 did not provide clearness that their obstacle was.
flame-retardant free one uses fire retardants in some products and not in.
others 3 did not provide details because the magazine of that paper.
none of the mattress producers have actually challenged these searchings for because January.
Companies reporting to Washington State under their kids'' s safe. items act have reported a hundred as well as ten instances of flame retardant use in.
infant and youngsters'' s products this consists of 4 reports of deca BD usage.
one of which went to levels above 10,000 components per million two circumstances of hexa.
bromo cyclododecatriene or bisphenol A – one circumstances of TDC PP and one instance.
of P CEP better unpublished third-party laboratory screening by the preparing.
for infant campaign which c hny works with and also the Facility for.
Environmental Health in 2016 and also 2017 have actually located halogenated fire resistants.
in polyurethane foam utilized in baby items the fire retardants include.
Tris – – Bhutto oxy SL phosphate as well as Tris one.
chloro – propyl phosphate finally state actions to prohibit particular flame.
resistants while vital are inadequate to avoid exposure to secure.
public health state task force records clearly show there are alternatives to.
halogens that are cost effective offered and efficient additive flame retardants.
are still being one minute remaining are thanks additive fire resistants are.
still being reported and upholstered furniture bed mattress infant and kid.
items and also electronic devices the 4 groups covered under the request.
demand markets may be moving however I'' ve not fully made the shift to much safer.
approaches of fire defense for these factors and also those mentioned by other.
supporters today healthy and tidy New York strongly sustains a choice by the.
Customer Product Safety Compensation to secure to the health and wellness of consumers by.
forbiding the sale anticipate include organelle hallie and.
retardant chemicals thank you thank you quite mrs.Curtis dr.natural herb Smith
great afternoon many thanks quite for the chance to affirm today I''
m an epidemiologist and associate professor in the Department of Environmental Wellness Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Wellness I'' m connected with the Columbia Center for children'' s ecological health the Columbia Center for environmental health and wellness in northern Manhattan and also the cancer cells public health program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Columbia University Medical Facility since 2002 I'' ve been studying the influence of prenatal direct exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers P P de fire resistants as well as their impacts on kids'' s thyroid hormonal agent degrees and neuro development in my research study we selected umbilical cord blood as well as have actually dealt with the Centers for Disease Control as well as Prevention to procedure P be de parts or congeners that are linked with the penta brominated diphenyl ether or Penta PDE mixture I have actually located that in all of the neonates in my research study studies in both Baltimore and in New York City the kids had noticeable levels of at the very least one of the Penta PDE congeners in their cable blood we found proof recommending that prenatal direct exposure to Penta PDE congeners effect perinatal thyroid hormonal agent levels we additionally found that kids that were subjected prenatally to greater concentrations of Penta BDE congeners about kids in the research with reduced exposures scored significantly reduced on cognitive tests including IQ tests at ages 4 and also 7 and these kids with higher direct exposures additionally reported having a lot more attention troubles based on my study and also the study of other detectives in the area there'' s an adequate evidence suggesting that prenatal exposure to Penta btes is associated with reduced ratings on indicators of both cognition like intelligence as well as additionally enhanced number of actions problems that are determined throughout childhood given that PBDEs have actually been phased out of use and brand-new computer system new customer items new compounds have actually been utilized rather a few of these substances are also organo halogen flame resistants implying that they are in the same chemical household as PPD and also various other flame retardants that have been terminated or prohibited formerly like brominated Tris we'' ve lately researched homes in New York City where females and also their young kids three to 5 years old live amongst all the ladies as well as the kids we research every one was exposed to noticeable levels of PBDEs as well as brominated fire resistant chemicals that are used as PVD substitutes abbreviated as TVB and also t BP h well t BB&T BP h were found on the hands of all the females and also the youngsters we researched kids had greater concentrations on their hands as compared to their mommies after accounting for distinctions in hand size we likewise found that the amount of TB b.
and t p ph in house dirt was connected with the amount of TB b TB b + TB ph on. the hands of the moms and also kids living in these homes toxicological information.
has actually shown that these PB de replacements are naturally energetic.
researches from other researchers in the field have shown that these substances.
can connect with nuclear receptors called p/ gamma which are entailed in.
adipose emesis and also relevant to weight problems various other research studies have demonstrated that.
direct exposure while pregnant has modified mother’s thyroid hormones as well as induced.
liver poisoning based on my very own study and also the research study of others in the area.
I conclude that in homes in the US where expectant ladies as well as youngsters live.
there are observable levels of both PBDEs and their halogenated substitutes.
kids babies and fetuses are extra at risk to the wellness results.
arising from direct exposure to a wide selection of environmental chemicals.
consisting of halogenated fire resistants for that reason is my specialist point of view.
that there is factor to be concerned that the entire class of workouts organo.
halogen fire resistants might trigger injury or ailment to people specifically.
to fetuses and children as a result I support guidelines created to.
protect against human exposure to these chemicals from customer products thanks.
significantly for your interest and also your time thanks really much dr.Zeller.
yes excellent afternoon as well as thanks 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 study over the previous 25 years has been concentrated on.
understanding just how thyroid hormonal agent regulates mind growth and also whether.
as well as have environmental chemicals like halogenated fire resistants can.
disrupt this activity its first essential to identify that.
thyroid hormonal agent is necessary for brain development in the unborn child in infants as well as.
in children this truth is so well identified that every infant birthed in this.
nation is examined for regular performance of the thyroid gland at birth in some.
regions of the country as lots of as 1 and 1,200 babies have low thyroid hormonal agent.
and also it'' s taken into consideration a medical emergency to make sure that they are determined and also.
dealt with rapidly to limit the cognitive deficits brought on by low thyroid hormonal agent.
during advancement it'' s additionally come to be clear that thyroid hormone levels as well as.
expecting females are very important for advancement of the fetus and also this.
When the fetal thyroid, appears to be particularly real in the first trimester.
gland has actually not yet created yet when thyroid hormonal agent is still.
needed for mind growth my research on halogenated flame-retardants.
such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers tetra bromo bisphenol An and also some.
perfluorinated chemicals has demonstrated that these chemicals can.
disrupt thyroid hormonal agent in the creating mind yet in manner ins which we.
wear'' t totally comprehend currently the only tool we have to measure whether
. these flame-retardants affect the human thyroid system is to gauge blood.
degrees of thyroid hormonal agent the job in my research laboratory busy of others.
all over the world has revealed that some of these chemicals can interfere with.
thyroid hormonal agent in mind in a manner that'' s not regular with changes in.
blood levels of thyroid hormonal agent we'' ve just recently broadened this job to people by.
testing whether halogenated chemicals can go into.
concern with thyroid hormonal agent actions in the placenta we concentrated on the placenta for.
the evident factor that it'' s a tissue that ' s readily available however it ' s also a recognized. target of thyroid hormone activity and it'' s most likely that similar impacts are. occurring in the fetal brain in collaboration with our Canadian.
5-minute round of questions as well as I will certainly start the inquiries as well as I will resolve. The reality that there is an information space and also there will certainly constantly be data spaces should.
When the federal government does a. research study and also
they don ' t see an effect impact blood levels of thyroid hormone hormonal agent say, tissues without influencing blood degrees so that impliesState
that it ' s risk-free as well as I don ' t assume that that ' s a legit argument. When you ' re a. data-driven agency comprehending the import and the feasible direct exposure as well as, anymore thank you extremely a lot and also I ' ll simply comply with that up with. toxicity of each chemical is very important as well as I assume that is that is our struggle.
below we have to rely upon information we can ' t assume because one chemical belongs to a. class of chemicals that then they ' re all that they are all unsafe or develop a. danger to the customer physician reason me commissioner Adler thank you quite.
madam chairman as well as acting on that dr.Singler you ' ve just heard the.
Chairman expressing this concern regarding demand for data void fillers in your.
California office of ecological health hazard assessment did
look at.
them those exposure residential or commercial properties in addition to the toxicity residential properties that.
tendency to go into cells and also collect in fatty tissue and create toxicity dr. diamond you
stated a variety of researches that demonstrate that exposure to HF RS.
can happen from ingestion of dirt hand to mouth moved a facial intake. directly from air apparel and also breathing several of these exposure paths. appear more probable than others due to differential volatility of these.
chemicals does this suggest that a few of these chemicals are likely to present.
minimal or no health and wellness threats well allow ' s simply utilize apart the components there of. your question so one is the migration and the exposure course and also the various other is. toxicity my remarks were were concentrated on direct exposure and also indeed relying on the.
specific system residential properties on the chemicals will differ in the tendency to partition
. onto skin versus a stay in air and as well as to which we would certainly be exposed much more.
via inhalation the since of the perseverance and the and the kind of the. internal biological perseverance of these compounds the route of direct exposure does not
. show up to or at the very least I am not aware that the path of exposure info.
winces poisoning no.not poisoning I think what I ' m claiming is taking the.
mix of toxicity as well as the route of direct exposure does that lead you in conclusion.
that any one of the ofr s that we ' re worried about are not going to provide. a problem in various other words can we still treat them as a course indeed my conclusion. was that we need to as well as can treat them as a course due to the fact that of these are standard. thermodynamic properties thank you quite miss out on Curtis you point out the laws. of a number of states regarding O FRS you seem pessimistic that state action.
will appropriately deal with the trouble of harmful Oh F ours is that you ' re. worried that it not nearly enough states will certainly pass legislations disallowing no FRS or that the. states that ban certain O FRS will leave a lot of others on the market that. consumers will certainly not be effectively shielded policy I there are problems. that children in Mississippi and also Indiana as well as Wyoming are not necessarily.
taking advantage of these regulations which they ' re not well implemented either they '
re. not actually being properly imposed however that in a manner that they could be by the. federal government so I assume it would be best for suppliers too if. there were a consistent method that covered the whole'country thanks. Thank You Commissioner Robinson thanks dr.Singhal I ' m going to guide.
these concerns at you yet after that dr. Hirschmann I ' d like your remarks as.
well if you ' d like to add anything the Commissioner Adler was simply asking. regarding the the very first worry that that staff seemed to have concerning information since. there were two really distinctive locations as well as'one was that the details that we. have about the Olo fires that are within this course alternative axis ' ti as well as exposure. that is those that we understand something about and also a great deal of them we put on ' t recognize. anything around as well as dr.Singhal you ' ve told in reaction to Commissioner Adler ' s. concerns you ' ve spoke about reputable and also well approved means. in which various other agencies as well as researchers get obtain previous information spaces where it ' s. appropriate
as well as you'' ve informed us about the the. four means in which they do that with SARS and also Q SARS as well as Read Throughout but allow. me ask you firstly a really fundamental concern why is it crucial to have. those approaches to surpass information voids I think it'' s important since'as dr. Zeller stated there ' s there will certainly constantly be some data space or or a level of. unpredictability we never have ideal information or all the information that we require to make the. decision and also it ' s vital to be able to move on when faced with. unpredictability to to make choices and also placed securities in position that that are.
needed so I assume those those devices are essential and also have been verified for.
that purpose by researchers and various other firms so I think it ' s likewise crucial.
to consider the standard we ' re considering in the decision to be
made so in. in this case we ' re assuming about the potential to create harm
or you understand if. if these chemicals may create the substantial injury'or health problem and I. believe in considering'the degree of evidence evidence required to satisfy that.
standard that these tools do give that degree of proof that this course.
of chemicals may cause injury alright and as well as if you make use of these well-established. medically accepted techniques of getting around data gaps that so lots of. others have used why do you believe if we used those right here it would certainly be.
appropriate to put these OU FRS into a class I think the and also when you think.
about creating a chemical class or group you take a look at common structural.
or molecular or architectural attributes in addition to usual direct exposure paths and also the.
ofr s do you have those alike as a class thanks as well as dr.Herb swoon do. you have anything to contribute to that I initially I concur with. whatever that doctor Singla said as well as as well as what others have stated earlier today. is simply under it is truly impractical to expect that we are going to be able. we as a clinical neighborhood are
going to have the ability to review every single. chemical that ' s put into business it ' s simply not it ' s simply not possible and the. case in factor I can talk with my own study started looking at PBDEs as well as. Have moved into PB de substitutes yet we ' re simply or we ' re behind where. what ' s already in circulation'therefore by doing this of being so reactionary is not.'offering us it ' s not serving us well and so using the approaches that dr.Singler. described dr. Birnbaum defined earlier you understand we can recognize exactly how similar. various substances are to each other and
attract'throughout the entire course and use. weight of proof which is what
we use in public health toxicology to kind of. make a decision concerning the poisoning of any particular
compound because this. truly is not not realistic to expect that we ' re mosting likely to be able to
examination. every substance it ' s an impractical expectation thank you as well as.
for you or anyone else existed anything concerning the chemical framework of.
t b– BPA that would lead you to believe that if it were making use of additive
form that. it would certainly not offer a danger no one wants to say on that well let me ask.
If utilized in an additive way this is, it in a different way does anyone think that it would not provide a. threat based on its chemical formulation. Dina Singh existed I intend to comment on the reverse of that actually the. chemical framework would lead me to have a lot of worries about its poisoning. because it ' s it ' s the
chemical structure is bisphenol A or BPA with 4 brother. ways on it mm-hmm I wish to echo this Mariam Dimond. I would love to resemble that remark and there is sufficient evidence now of the. exposure absolutely a negative impacts caused by this
phenol an obtained it so as a. layman if I ' m understanding you correctly dr.Time and you ' re stating. that it ' s totally since of the method that it ' s been utilized is in a reactive way. that has actually possibly resulted in the final thought by Canada at this point that ' s. right based on direct exposure out danger got it.
thank you and dr.
5-minute round of inquiries and also I will start the concerns and also I will certainly address. The fact that there is an information void and also there will certainly always be information spaces should. The golden state workplace of environmental health hazard analysis did
look at. Thank You Commissioner Robinson thank you dr.Singhal I ' m going to route.
Have actually moved into PB de replacements however we ' re just or we ' re behind where.Zola I really extremely much value the means you specified what
our fee should be that we ought to act based upon what we understand not based upon what
we don'' t recognize and also I don ' t believe that there'' s any variance between that
Since I think as you look at, and the idea that we are a data-driven firm
the information that has existed from the request via the initial public
hearing the very first public comment right with till now I think the information is
really frustrating and I believe the information is overwhelming on every single
point as well as so one can constantly say there'' s not nearly enough details but in any kind of Trier
of reality I don'' t believe that I ' m not aware of any time where there ' s a 100 % proof typical there'' s constantly mosting likely to be doubt whether it'' s criminal instances or civil instances or a regulatory decision and also I assume in this case as I discussed there'' s an overwhelming quantity of evidence on every single factor as well as I.
put on'' t agree with the characterization that the federal hazardous materials. Act does not offer us the capacity to move on as a course I think that it. clearly does offer us the ability that ' s up for us to make a decision exactly how we intend to do it. If we desired to produce an exception procedure, and it also gives us the flexibility. If it turned out that we finished up in arresting one chemical one, at some point. organo halogen that down the line could be verified to be risk-free there ' s no reason. why we couldn ' t construct in some process to enable that upon the right proof to be. exempted certainly we have actually done that in the past we did not
call for evidence of. every plastic to have phthalates in it previously.
we prohibited phthalates or the Congress ban phthalates it was done across the board. and exceptions were created therefore I I ' m enthusiastic that my coworkers have actually heard. comparable to what I ' ve heard today have actually felt the exact same degree of problem which. hereafter will certainly progress in a manner that ' s safety of kids in. particular and if one ' s gon na slip up if one I ' ll close on this if at. the end of the day we reflect on this choice as well as say we made a'blunder I ' d. much instead us make the error that ends up being too protective of youngsters than.
one that pulls except that so thanks quite miss Gardner thank you.
really a lot miss Weintraub and also the remainder of your coalition for bringing this.
application to our interest and I hope you do it justice Commissioner cardio no. questions thank you quite allow me start by thanking to this last.
number six panel today thank you for sharing as well as offering your knowledge to.
this company we significantly appreciate your time as well as your initiative in preparing not. just for your created testimony but also for being right here using phone for this.
afternoon ' s listening to thank you all extremely much for the document I additionally intend to keep in mind. that along with today ' s discussions we have received created.
remarks from the International Sleep Products Association American House.
Home furnishings Partnership as well as youngsters at risk along with their old statement.
today ' s we additionally received extra composed testimony from the National.
Resources Protection Council the Green Science Plan Institute and the.
American Chemistry Council I likewise intend to recognize once more our personnel who
. has been here with all of us day and also who helped facilitate this fulfilling the.
workplace of the assistant including Performing Secretary Alberta Mills MS rocky Hammond
. our general counsel Mary Boyle and the offices executive supervisor Shelley Koval.
as well as being in for our executive director Tate mr.Dwayne ray Jon Magoo. ghen as soon as again thank you quite for handling every one of these audio-visual
. initiatives today we do value that I intend to simply make one last remark. concerning today ' s hearing I want to take minority minutes to thank the staff for the. briefing bundle although our staffs work was matched throughout the day. I believe a great deal of it you know was cast doubt on and the reasoning behind. it and what I wish to state that might not recognize some individuals that put on ' t comply with. CPSC extremely carefully is that the Compensation directive is actually restrict what personnel. can do when we receive a request as well as it limits the amount of time
team can. spend on a petition prior to it is granted or energetic acted upon by
the Compensation. therefore to think that the staffs briefing package was their work in completeness is. not an accurate representation of the personnels function they are restricted in to what they.
When they bring that instruction bundle up in action to an application and, can do. I likewise just desire to highlight that the personnel makes an independent judgment and also. recommendation and I congratulate them for supplying an extremely beneficial plan for. which the commissioners will certainly base their choice upon and also in addition to the.
minimal time factor for reacting to a petition and making a referral to.
the Payment personnel additionally has to take into account other issues a few of those.
being sources and various other concerns that the Payment has actually established so.
they stabilize every one of those variables into their rundown bundle to the Compensation. and also I just want to thank to all the team that prepared that instruction. bundle as well as made it a very helpful file for us and I think one last.
thing I ' m presuming that if our toxicologist might and money and time.
Act does not offer us the capacity to relocate onward as a course I assume that it. I believe a whole lot of it you understand was called right into inquiry as well as the reasoning behind. CPSC really closely is that the Commission instruction is actually restrict what personnel. I likewise just desire to stress that the team makes an independent judgment as well as.