Ewire: Panel takes steps to ban products containing flame retardants

Even as EPA continues its long-running effort to weigh the risks of flame retardant chemicals, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Sept. 20 approved a petition filed by environmentalists, first responders, public health groups and others to ban products containing one class of the chemicals and to warn consumers of the risks. According to the petitioners , Earthjustice and Consumer Federation of America, the commission “directed CPSC's staff to begin a rulemaking process to ban the sale of four categories...