2020 — Safer Products for Washington lists recreational polyurethane foam and electronic enclosures as priority consumer products containing flame retardants for further research and potential regulation.
2019 — Washington passes the Pollution Prevention for Healthy People and Puget Sound Act, listing flame retardants as priority chemicals under the first cycle of Safer Products for Washington.
2018 — Our study of flame retardants in children’s tents, play tunnels, and upholstered chairs finds that manufacturers moved away from using flame retardants in children’s upholstered furniture, but still used them in play tents and tunnels.
2017 — We determine the six flame retardants the Legislature tasked us and Department of Health to review should be added to the Chemicals of High Concern to Children.
2016 — Washington Legislature:
- Amends the Children’s Safe Products Act to ban five flame retardants from use in children’s products and residential furniture.
- Directs us and Department of Health to further evaluate six flame retardants, and prepare a report with recommendations as well as stakeholder input.
2015 — We release a Report to the Legislature about flame retardants in children's products.
2014 — Our study finds that, while manufacturers moved away from using flame retardants in general consumer and children's products sold in Washington, alternative flame retardants were used.
2008 — Washington bans the sale of products containing PBDEs.
2006 — We finalize a chemical action plan for PBDEs.