Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege

The Guardian World Sunday 30 August 2026, 13:00 UTC By Tom Perkins 1 min read

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Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research findsThe Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US economy, public health advocates allege. The chemical, TBBPA, has been found in dust in US homes and in consumer goods at combined levels that independent research has found may present a danger to the public, and especially small children.

Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research finds

The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US economy, public health advocates allege.

The chemical, TBBPA, has been found in dust in US homes and in consumer goods at combined levels that independent research has found may present a danger to the public, and especially small children.

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