Posted AT 8:41 AM EDT on 30/05/06
Ottawa plans to snuff out flame retardants
For the past 30 years, flame retardants have been found in every Canadian home, added liberally as a safety precaution to everything from mattresses and carpets to stereos, televisions and computers.
Now Canada is poised to add flame retardants -- or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) -- to its toxic-substances list.
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