They said it couldn't be done, but one car seat company proved them wrong. The first-ever "naturally-flame-resistant car seat" is now on store shelves and UPPAbaby credits passionate parents for ...

Limiting a child's exposure to toxic chemicals is a big issue for many parents, but finding eco-friendly products may cost more than a thousand dollars for a car seat stroller system. One manufacturer ...

San Francisco firefighters Casey McElheney and Karen Heald with their German short-haired pointer puppies Raven and Nahiku at their home in Davis, are sitting on a couch with flame retardant chemicals ...

Women with high levels of common flame retardants in their blood may have an elevated risk for thyroid disease, a recent study suggests. The chemicals - known as PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ...

Consumers may soon be able to buy couches and children's items without toxic flame retardants after California moved Friday to undo a 38-year-old law that led to the inclusion of chemicals in the ...

Increased exposure among pregnant women to a class of flame-retardant chemicals found in older furniture and other everyday consumer products is linked to lower IQs in their children, UCSF researchers ...

But this liquid, containing a substance called Burnblock, has been shown to prevent fire taking hold of wood in tests.

Flame retardants are invisible assistants in car seats, gasket sealants, furniture and even in airplanes. However, their ingredients are not always harmless. Researchers developed three innovative ...

Foam-padded furniture containing flame retardants burns almost as fast as identical furniture without these chemicals, officials of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Underwriters ...

Mice genetically engineered to be susceptible to autism-like behaviors that were exposed to a common flame retardant were less fertile and their offspring were smaller, less sociable and demonstrated ...