• Introduction
• Healthy People
  • Pollution in People
  • Safer Chemicals
  • Policy Reform
• Healthy Economy

Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs)

Through our work, Maine became one of the first states to ban decaBDE in televisions, computers, mattresses, mattress pads and upholstered furniture in 2007. We worked with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) to develop federal legislation to phase out the use of deca nationwide.

News Release — Toxic flame retardant banned in plastic shipping pallets (February 2010)

Testimony — Support a phase-out of DecaBDE in plastic pallets (January 2010)

Legislation — Deca Elimination and Control Act, H.R. 4394 by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (December 2009)

Fact Sheet — Protect children’s heath from Deca (October 2007)

Full page political advertisement placed by the chemical industry (2007)