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2nd Trimester
toxic car seats
Has anyone read up on this...? Apparently car seats fall into 3 categories, most toxic to least toxic... Here is the 2011 list
The best and the worstHere's how the top five car seats fared in the study:Graco Turbo Booster in Anders was the only seat tested that did not contain any chlorine, bromine or the nine metals tested.Graco SnugRide 35 in Laguna Bay contained 234 parts per million (ppm) of bromine in the seat, and no detectable levels of other possibly toxic chemicals.The Chicco Keyfit 30 in Limonata had303 ppm of bromine in the seat, and no detectable levels of other possibly toxic chemicals.Combi Shuttle 33 in Cranberry Noche contained 781 ppm of bromine in the seat, and no detectable levels of other possibly toxic chemicals.Graco SnugRide 35in Flint had 6 ppm of bromine, and 54 ppm of cobalt in the seat, and no detectable levels of other possibly toxic chemicals.And the bottom three car seats (beginning with the worst) in the study:Recaro Pro Booster in Blue Opal contained 2,193 ppm of bromine and 61,130 ppm of chlorine in the seat, and 36 ppm of copper in the base.Britax Marathon 70 in Jet Set contained 2,043 ppm of bromine and 628 ppm of chromium in the seat. The clip also contained bromine, lead and copper.Recaro ProSPORT Toddler in Misty had 1,739 ppm of bromine and 52 ppm of copper in the seat, along with bromine and lead in the base and clip.
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Re: toxic car seats
I'm guessing it came from HealthyStuff.org. They make it very clear on their site that while chemicals are found in the products, the ratings do not provide a measure of health risk or chemical exposure. It just means that the chemicals are there. They have no way of knowing how much your child is exposed or harmed, if at all.
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