please help protest new CA flammability standard

please help protest new CA flammability standard

CA has the Highest rate of HYPERTHYROIDISM in cats.
Becasue CA LAWS MANDATE flame retardents in carpets.
CATS live on carpets.

California kill cats with chemicals. Now they want to point those chemicals at humans:

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Subject: Fwd: please help protest new CA flammability standard
From: "chris Fluke"
Date: Fri, February 13, 2009 3:45 pm
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> Hey Californians,
> As you may or may not know, CA is about to enact a new flammability
> standard that will require the addition of flame retardant chemicals to
> your bedding. These chemicals are either toxic or of unknown toxicity.
> Us Californians are already exposed to high levels of flame retardants
> since our lovely state has strict flammability standards for furniture,
> electronics, and construction materials. I wrote a quick note (sample is
> below) to the governor and other people listed below. If you could just
> copy/paste and insert your name or write a snippet of your own, I'm sure
> lots of Californians will thank you if this standard does not pass. It
> will not take more than a few minutes. Please forward this information
> to anyone who you think might care about toxics in the environment.
> Thanks for your help,
> Brandon
>
> To whom it may concern,
> The new flammability standard (TB 604) being developed for pillows,
> comforters, mattress pads, etc is completely unnecessary and quite
> possibly dangerous. The standard provides a relatively small possible
> fire safety benefit of slowing a fire by seconds compared to the large
> potential negative impact on human health and the environment. The fire
> retardant chemicals that will be utilized to meet this standard have
> either been proved toxic or are of unknown toxicity. I, for one, do NOT
> want these chemicals in my bedding. I already am exposed to extremely
> high levels of toxic flame retardants in my furniture and electronics
> products due to California's strict TB 117 flammability standard. Please
> do not pass any more standards that require the use of toxic or
> potentially toxic chemicals!
> Sincerely,
> Brandon Gaytan
> PhD student in Molecular Toxicology
> University of California at Berkeley
>
>
>
> Contacts that I forwarded this note to:
>
> Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
> State Capitol Building
> Sacramento, CA 95814
> Phone: 916-445-2841
> Fax: 916-558-3160
> Email at this web form address: http://gov.ca.gov/interact
>
> Rosario Marin, Secretary
> State and Consumer Services Agency
> 915 Capitol Mall, Suite 200
> Rosario.Marin [at] scsa.ca.gov
>
> Carrie Lopez
> Head, Dept. of Consumer Affairs,
> DCADirector [at] dca.ca.gov
>
> Rick Fong
> Acting Chief, Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation
> Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair
> Department of Consumer Affairs
> contactbhfti [at] dca.ca.gov