TORONTO (WBAY) - A new study shows chemicals meant to make children safer could be harming them. A University of Toronto researcher found children’s mattresses can contain toxic chemicals that ...

(CNN) — Babies’ and children’s mattresses and bedding emit toxic chemicals and flame retardants associated with developmental and hormonal disorders, according to two new studies. (CNN ...

The highest levels of the chemicals were found near the children’s beds, according to the study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. To check why, a companion ...

said study co-author Arlene Blum, executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute, a group of scientists and policy experts who work and report on chemicals of concern. “Parents should ...

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Brain-Harming chemicals released from mattresses while children sleep: Study Posted: 15 April 2025 | Last updated: 15 April 2025 You might think the safest place for a child is its cozy little bed ...

“We measured chemicals in the air of 25 children’s bedrooms between the ages of 6 months and 4 years and found worrisome levels of more than two dozen phthalates, flame retardants and UV filters,” ...