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Car seats are undoubtedly a must-have if you want to keep your child safe in the car. Yet, as with so many other things, they can hide surprises that you might want your child to avoid. In this case the surprise is chemicals that, according to HealthyStuff.org, possess “known toxicity, persistence, and tendency to build up in people and the environment.” They include bromine, chlorine and lead, among others.
Some of the seatmakers, such as Graco, earned spots on both the best and worst lists. Although the best and worst performers in the tests earn a numerical score, the tests don’t indicate the exact amount of the detected chemicals. Things have gotten better, though, with average car seat rankings improving by 64 percent since 2008.
You can find the press release with more details after the jump, and all of the tested seats ranked here.Continue reading Toxic chemicals found in over half of children’s car seats
Toxic chemicals found in over half of children’s car seats originally appeared on Autoblog 5.0 on Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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