Flame-retardants are used in many consumer products such as the foams your furniture, drapes, upholstery, electronics and wires in your homes. Without these chemicals, fire related death occur due to rapid-fire ignition and less useful escape time for you and your family. Flame-retardants save lives and property but in the end, what are the consequences for such a controversial chemical? Read full article here.
Sofas bought in 25 member states reached life-threatening condition in less than seven minutes while “stringent” UK safety standards delayed fire growth for almost 25 minutes, it says.
The report says that 3,000 people are killed and 30,000 injured every year across Europe in house fires, half of which involve furniture.
The study has revealed “shocking” evidence that the lives of European citizens are being put at risk by very low – or non-existent – fire safety standards for upholstered furniture.
The research, carried out by a specialist testing centre in the Netherlands1, involved setting fire to sofas bought in each of the 27 EU member states.
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