Possible Health Implications from Exposure to Formaldehyde Emitted from Laminate Flooring Samples Tested by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

摘要

On March 1, 2015 the CBS news program 60 Minutes reported that an American company, Lumber Liquidators?, was selling a Chinese-produced laminate wood flooring product that released high levels of formaldehyde. 60 Minutes tested formaldehyde levels in 31 boxes of commercially available laminate flooring products purchased from Lumber Liquidator? stores in five states (Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Virginia). 60 Minutes reported that some test results were higher than the California Air Resources Board emission standards. Because of concerns raised by the 60 Minutes report, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) conducted an in-depth test of laminate flooring samples manufactured in China during 2012-2014 that were sold at Lumber Liquidators? stores. CPSC subsequently requested that NCEH/ATSDR evaluate the test results for possible health effects.