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25. Thank the Koch brothers

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 03:27 PM

Jan 4

We can thank the Koch brothers for this taking so long. As premier manufacturers of formaldehyde, they stalled safety investigations.
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/lies-koch-brothers-tell

Japan and Europe do not allow it in children's clothing - we do.

Self- monitoring by manufacturers has not worked in the US.

It should be regulated as a pesticide because it is used to retard mold growth.

An Italian study found formaldehyde levels in a factory to be within limits. When they tested the dust, it was 5000 ppm and that is what goes up the noses of workers. We can surmise that the dust in our home is full of formaldehyde.

Formaldehyde is in just about everything - particle board in home construction, furniture, clothing, glues, personal care products, paint, yard chemicals, medical supplies, and more.

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EPA determines formaldehyde poses an 'unreasonable risk' to humans and must be regulated [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 4 OP

Clothing manufacturers use it NJCher Jan 4 #1

So much of our clothing is imported BumRushDaShow Jan 4 #3

Always wash new clothes Evolve Dammit Jan 4 #13

I didn't buy it NJCher Jan 4 #17

Lots of folks don't and the chemicals used can be quite toxic! Evolve Dammit Jan 4 #30

I was hospitalized for formaldehyde poisoning emanating from the particle board flooring of my condo. C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #2

I remember the sad instances of those FEMA trailers delivered after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita BumRushDaShow Jan 4 #4

Hi BRDS, yes, I remember that all too well. Thanks "Dubya!" I was told my lungs could have collapsed. C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #5

Formaldehyde BumRushDaShow Jan 4 #7

Looking at those jars made me sick. I wouldn't wish formaldehyde poisoning on my worst enemy. C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #28

To this day I regret buying a bunk bed for one of my kids that had particle board. Baitball Blogger Jan 4 #6

what was up with the "george formans" ?? aren't those the little grills for the kitchen? nt orleans Jan 4 #18

Teflon. When the news came out, they were listed as one of the suspect products. Baitball Blogger Jan 4 #20

got it. thanks. i never had one so i wasn't sure nt orleans Jan 4 #27

It is absolutely infuriating that they are JUST NOW figuring this out. I've always had extreme reactions BComplex Jan 4 #8

They have known (as a retired chemist myself, I certainly knew) BumRushDaShow Jan 4 #9

NSS. I have always had reactions to formaldehyde, starting as a teen when I niyad Jan 4 #10

Yes. Nail polish IcyPeas Jan 4 #22

For a very long time, only a few, very expensive, European brands of polish niyad Jan 4 #32

Trump and his band-of-idiots will say: "Looks like that stuff might just cure them flu's and colds" chouchou Jan 4 #11

I wonder if the Orange Traitor drinks the stuff Wicked Blue Jan 4 #12

Probably. Makes him smarter. chouchou Jan 4 #15

Chemical lobby will wield more clout than ever in a few weeks. Evolve Dammit Jan 4 #14

They knew formaldehyde was carcinogenic back in the early 70s. in Comparative Anatomy class, when we are were Martin68 Jan 4 #16

Formaldehyde was used in milk in the 1890s (Smithsonian article - infants died) IcyPeas Jan 4 #19

Putting formaldehyde into milk was NOT a Nobel Prize winning concept. Are we lab rats for companies? C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #24

Tiny amounts are in vaccines, so RFK et al will latch onto this. nt pnwmom Jan 4 #21

Tiny amounts put into vaccines like Polio & DTap womanofthehills Jan 4 #34

I put a couple of spoonfuls in my morning coffee, for ageing prevention. OverBurn Jan 4 #23

It's "helped" a lot of people prevent aging. live love laugh Jan 4 #36

Thank the Koch brothers KT2000 Jan 4 #25

I thought formaldehyde was removed from building materials about 1990 bucolic_frolic Jan 4 #26

I massaged my Dad's feet with formaldehyde Marthe48 Jan 4 #29

So what can we do to lower our exposure? Tweedy Jan 4 #31

Wear 100% cotton clothing flamingdem Jan 4 #33

Buy nothing made with pressed wood womanofthehills Jan 4 #35