Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente announced that it will stop purchasing furniture treated with flame retardants.
Kaiser Permanente's new furniture standard specifies that upholstered furniture in new or remodeled buildings should not contain added fire retardant chemicals. It is the first health system to take this decision.
The decision follows a recent move by the State of California, which updated its flammability standard for upholstered furniture to state that furniture manufacturers can meet standards without the use of fire retardant chemicals.
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