A new study reports what scientists believe is the worst documented U.S. case of food contamination with polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants. The incident also marks the first time ...

Young children have three times the blood levels of fire-retardant chemicals as their mothers, according to a new study by the Environmental Working Group. The chemicals are routinely used in common ...

The U.S. manufacturers of a toxic flame retardant commonly used in television sets have agreed to phase out production under a deal with federal regulators. The retardant, known as deca, is one of a ...

For the last 30 years, manufacturers have infused millions of pounds of brominated flame-retardant chemicals into upholstery, electronics and children's products to slow down fires. But some of those ...

Stung by the Legislature's groundbreaking ban of a controversial fire retardant, the chemical industry isn't giving up. Even with Gov. Chris Gregoire's approval all but assured -- she's scheduled to ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington state has taken the lead on phasing out a controversial fireproofing chemical that environmentalists say is a harmful toxin accumulating in people and waterways, and ...

When Andrea Riseden-Perry nurses newborn Genoa, she knows she's providing her daughter vital proteins, nutrients and fats that can come only from a mother's milk. She also knows she's likely feeding ...

Residents of a Chinese region where 80 percent of families include workers who dismantle and recycle electronic devices have high concentrations of flame-retardant chemicals in their blood, ...