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.
An Open Letter to the News Media on Errors and Distortions in News Coverage of the Formaldehyde Indu
April 30, 2009
Earlier today, the Formaldehyde Council, Inc. (FCI) issued the following open letter to the news media. You can find a copy on FCI's Web site by clicking here:
April 30, 2009
Over the last year there has been a trend of erroneous and slanted stories about the use of formaldehyde in consumer and industrial applications. The falsehoods are often...
HBN Responds to FCI Challenge on Formaldehyde Batt Insulation
April 23, 2009
Our readers will recall that back on February 17, FCI issued a public challenge to the Healthy Building Network (HBN) concerning a research memo they published about formaldehyde emissions and fiberglass batt insulation.
Yesterday, more than two months after FCI published its challenge, HBN finally bothered to answer. Although we haven't had a...
FEMA Trailer Tests Clearing Units for Use
April 17, 2009
Just some links we thought might be good to share. First, here's a blogger had FEMA test his trailer, only to discover that the air in the trailer was perfectly safe.
Meanwhile, back in Augusta, Georgia, local officials have just declared 19 trailers there safe for occupancy....
The Real Cost of Going Green
April 17, 2009
When it comes to stories about green building, we often run into stories about how easy and economical it is to replace composite wood products that use formaldehyde binders. As we've already pointed out, that's not exactly the whole truth, and the following letter to the editor that appeared recently in the Salt Lake Tribune is a great example:
More Praise for Joe Schwarz
April 17, 2009
Last week, we linked to a story in the Gazette of Montreal that debunked the claims made by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics about personal care products for babies and formaldehyde. More recently, the crew over at The Beauty Brains also took notice of his work:
It's refreshing to see the mainstream press actually get the science right in their
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Primer on Formaldehyde and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
April 17, 2009
On March 12, 2009, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a report entitled, No More Toxic Tub that concluded that children around the world were under threat from the presence of trace amounts of formaldehyde and 1,4 dioxane in many of the world's most popular personal care products for children, including Johnson's Baby Shampoo.
In particular,...
Primer on Good Morning America, Victoria’s Secret and Formaldehyde
April 17, 2009
For the past five months, the Formaldehyde Council has been pressing ABC's Good Morning America program for multiple correction of a story it first aired last November concerning a lawsuit filed in the state of Ohio against The Limited Brands, the parent company of Victoria's Secret. For a quick review of our initial reaction to this news when it...
Fact Checking Bill Nye the Science Guy
April 14, 2009
Ever since we started Formaldehyde Facts back in 2008, we've come across more than a few whoppers about the molecule and how it's used.
One of the more persistent factoids we've come across is attributed to Bill Nye, known around the world as "The Science Guy". Long since gone from PBS, Nye now plies his trade at Planet Green, an cable channel...
Another Blogger Notices the AP Mistakes on Victoria’s Secret and Formaldehyde
April 13, 2009
Last week, the blog Jammie Wearing Fool took note of the AP's story on Victoria's Secret and formaldehyde. Thanks to JWF for also linking to our rebuttal. Here's hoping the word gets out on what's going on here....
AP Falls For Fabricated Story on Victoria’s Secret and Formaldehyde
April 08, 2009
Earlier today, the Associated Press picked up on the story concerning Victoria's Secret bras and formaldehyde. Needless to say, we were taken aback that yet another news outlet has been taken in by a story that we've so thoroughly debunked in previous posts here at Formaldehyde Facts.
Here's just one quote that should have set off some alarm...