Four part series exposes lies and corruption in flame retardant materials.

Chicago Tribune four part series:

The average American baby is born with 10 fingers, 10 toes and the highest recorded levels of flame retardants among infants in the world. The toxic chemicals are present in nearly every home, packed into couches, chairs and many other products. Two powerful industries — Big Tobacco and chemical manufacturers — waged deceptive campaigns that led to the proliferation of these chemicals, which don’t even work as promised.

Part 1: Fear fans flames for chemical makers.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/flames/ct-met-flame-retardants-20120506,0,1627036.story

Part 2: Big tobacco wins fire marshalls as allies in flame retardent push.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/flames/ct-met-flames-tobacco-20120508,0,3332088.story


Part 3: Distorting Science - "Makers of flame retardants manipulate research findings to back their products, downplay the risks."http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/flames/ct-met-flames-science-20120509,0,2480120.story

Part 4: Toxic Roulette - "Firemaster 550 touted as safe, is the latetest in a long line of flame retardants allowed onto the market without thorough study of health risks."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/flames/ct-met-flames-regulators-20120510,0,4262292.story