Kathleen A. Curtis, LPN Policy Director, Clean New York

 “Identification of Flame Retardants in Polyurethane Foam Collected from Baby Products”  21/es /es  Assembly sponsor wanted to introduce a policy that nobody else was advancing  Senate sponsor went on record in speeches about removing tris from baby products  Senate EnCon staffer had one-year- old baby girl

Relates to products for children three years of age or under Goes into effect December 1 st, 2013 “Tris” = TDCPP: Tris (1.3-Dichloro-2-Propyl) Phosphate and TCEP: Tris (2-Chloroethyl) 50% of products in study contained some combination of these two chemicals Exempts used products Pre-empts localities

Penta replacement chemicals used in polyurethane foam to meet CA TB 117 Of baby products in study: – TDCP found in 36% Like TCEP, very harmful when it burns Very similar to brominated tris banned in children’s apparel because it was mutagenic – TCEP found in 15% Harms sperm, potential carcinogen, neurotoxic Part of FR brand name V6, not stand-alone additive

 Citizens for Fire Safety brought Ray Dawson (presented as a scientist, works for Albemarle)  Ray admitted that TCEP was harmful, but insisted that TDCPP was safe  CFFS tried but failed to recant ‘harmful’ claim  Both houses amended to remove TDCPP and banned TCEP with broad bipartisan support  ICL: banning TCEP will hurt Jews

When states banned PBDEs, they did not intend it be replaced with equally toxic FRs Although 80% of products contained toxic or untested FRs, 20% did not, so fire safety standards can be met without them – law supports market shifts Polyester fiberfill (Boppy nursing pillows, Build A Bear stuffed toys) Dozens of groups in support (LDA, breast cancer, ASBC, WE ACT, NYSNA, NYSUT, etc.) TB 117 in California only, other states need not comply

 Evidence of Carcinogenicity of Tris- released July 8 th, 2011 by Reproductive and Cancer Hazard Assessment Branch, OEHHA, CALEPA  Statistically significant increases in tumors  Structurally similar to TDPBB, TCEP, already listed  Breaks down in our bodies to carcinogens listed by IARC and Proposition 65  t/pdf_zip/TDCPP pdf

 Keep TDCPP! There is plenty of scientific evidence of harm  De minimus level of.1% (10,000 ppm)  Changing the name of the bill to avoid the use of the word ‘tris’  Requiring manufacturer certification (good policy element, but may generate significant opposition and kill the bill)

 Washington State  Washington Toxics Coalition  Michigan  Michigan Network for Children’s Environmental Health  New York  The JustGreen Partnership green.org/