Formaldehyde Facts
Formaldehyde Facts is FCI's small space on the Web to talk about formaldehyde. We'll do our best to separate fact from fiction, and cut through all the clutter you get from the mainstream media when it comes to the industrial uses of the molecule, one of the most versatile industrial chemicals known to man.
Nothing to Fear From Formaldehyde in Vaccines
December 31, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, I tripped over a letter to the editor in the University Daily Kansan, the student newspaper at the University of Kansas that urged students not to get the flu vaccine because it contained a number of toxic substances, including formaldehyde:
Take a look at what's inside the vaccine. Formaldehyde is used as a preservative and...
Judge Rejects Class Action in FEMA Trailer Suit
December 29, 2008
From the Associated Press:
A judge has refused to grant class-action status to the lawsuits of hundreds of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who claim they were exposed to potentially toxic formaldehyde fumes while living in emergency trailers.U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt ruled Monday that a batch of lawsuits against the federal government and
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Victoria’s Secret Story Named one of Top 10 Unfounded Health Scares of 2008
December 24, 2008
Details over at the American Council of Science and Health.
As always, click here for our archive on the subject....
A Mortician Speaks Out on Formaldehyde
December 17, 2008
Over the past couple of weeks, we've been seeing a lot of stories concerning the "green funeral" movement. I've been doing some research and am planning on writing a significant post on the topic before the end of the year, but in the meantime I wanted to share something I came across this morning from Chicago Public Radio.
While they were doing
Taking a Longer Look at the Latest News on Victoria’s Secret and Formaldehyde
December 17, 2008
Yesterday we linked to a statement from Victoria's Secret concerning their ongoing case with Roberta Ritter, a woman from Ohio who claims she suffered a severe allergic reaction from wearing a bra manufactured by the company. Earlier today I took a longer look at a letter written by attorneys for Limited Brands, the parent company of Victoria's...
Update on Victoria’s Secret and Formaldehyde
December 16, 2008
It's been a few weeks since we last updated you on the Victoria's Secret story, but the folks at Limited Brands, the parent company of Victoria's Secret, have actually been pretty busy.
Last Friday, they published a one page document addressing the story:
...Rumor Control: Victoria's Secret bras are safe
As millions of women know, Victoria's
About Those Apples You’re Eating …
December 12, 2008
Writing for the Ottawa Sun, Dan Gardner provides some refreshing perspective on chemicals and risk at his blog, Katzenjammer:
In my book on risk perception, I have a chapter on chemicals. I show how our intuitive psychology doesn't respond to statistics and "allowable levels" but rather operates as an either/or switch: Either something is clean,...
SGS Announces CARB Certification for Hong Kong Laboratory
December 11, 2008
From SGS Consumer Testing Services:
SGS Consumer Testing Services announced today that its testing laboratory in Hong Kong has earned Third-Party Certifier (TPC) status from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for verification of composite wood products to ensure compliance with formaldehyde emission standards set forth in the California...
On the Children’s Health Fund Report on Children Affected by Hurricane Katrina
December 01, 2008
By now many of you have probably seen the news coming from the Children's Health Fund concerning the continuing health problems of the children displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The following passage comes from Newsweek:
42 percent have respiratory infections and disorders that may be linked to formaldehyde …
You can find the rest of the report by...