The CPSC did these calculations because antimony is also used in fire retardants in mattresses.

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Finalists: Patricia Callahan, Sam Roe and Michael Hawthorne of the Chicago Tribune for their exposure of manufacturers that imperil public health by continuing to use toxic fire retardants in household furniture and crib mattresses, triggering reform efforts at the state and national level, and Alexandra Zayas of the Tampa Bay Times, St.

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Public health advocates maintain that the health risks from exposure to chemical flame retardants is higher than that of fire, and point out that the chemicals are often used on products that pose little fire risk.

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One-third of its sales come from bromine-based products, especially the flame retardants that keep DVD players from catching fire.

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The paper successfully unveiled the Citizens for Fire Safety Institute, which had long advocated for flame retardants and posed as a nonprofit public interest group, as a front group funded by flame retardant manufacturers.

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