“Chemicals of concern” – or those that are definitively linked to reproductive and developmental problems or cancer – were found in 60 percent of the more than 150 tested seats, and 44 percent of all the seats tested positive for brominated flame retardants, which may cause liver, thyroid and neurodevelopment complications according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Others had traces of arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium.
However, the organization did calculate a 64 percent improvement in 2011 models as compared to 2008 models.
“There’s been a not-so-quiet consumer revolution around chemical hazards in consumer products,” said Jeff Gearheart, research director for Healthystuff.org. “The smart and strategic companies are quickly moving to make healthier products, and I think they are going to have a competitive advantage doing that.”
The website ranked the seats in regard to chemical presence, designating the Chicco Keyfit 30 in Limonata as one of the best infant seats and the Graco Snugride 35 in Edgemont Red/Black as one of the worst. The complete list can be found on their website.
Healthystuff.org, a project of the non-profit Ecology Center, tested the seats using an X-ray fluorescence analyzer. Tests did not show if any of the present chemicals were being transferred from the product to exposed children.
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