Furniture

• Asthma

  Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth - It May Be Harboring Allergens

  If the gift looks or smells moldy or promotes sneezing or other symptoms - send it on to other pastures.
• Pregnant Women

  Teflon Chemical Increases Risk for Pregnant and Other Women

  A major study published in Human Reproduction (January 2009), a European reproductive medicine journal, has found that pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the United States are at greater risk than previously thought for infertility and reproductive problems as result of exposure to the toxic Teflon chemical PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid).
• Allergies

  Asthma & Allergy Friendly Certification Program Available

  The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has developed the first Asthma Friendly product standards for plush toys, pillows, bedding, flooring, vacuum cleaners, and air purifiers.
• Asthma

  Asthma and the Environment

  While it is clear that some people inherit a genetic predisposition to asthma, the increases in asthma rates are due to environmental, rather than genetic factors.
• GREENGUARD

  GREENGUARD Environmental Institute Launches Development of a Health-Based Product Emissions Standard for Indoor Environments

  GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) announced in November 2008 the initiation of a comprehensive product emissions standard for indoor products.