CHEMICALS FOUND IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS
As Chicago products liability attorneys, the recent news that some child car safety seats may contain hazardous chemicals concerned us. A number of the attorneys and staff at the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll are parents as well, and we, like everyone else, do not want to expose our children to dangerous chemicals which may lead to permanent injuries.
The news derives from a report out of the Ecology Center, an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based nonprofit environmental organization, which found brominated flame retardants in 44% of the tested car seats with 60% of the car seats testing positive for one or more toxic chemicals. According to HealthyStuff.org, these substances, including bromine, chlorine, lead and other heavy metals and allergens have been linked to allergies, birth defects, impaired learning, liver toxicity, and cancer. Car seats found to have the most and least hazardous chemicals can be found on Healthystuff.org’s website.
What to do next? The Alliance for Toxic-Free Fire Safety and HealthyStuff.org have requested that the largest car seat retailers, Graco and Evenflo, phase out hazardous chemical flame retardant additives in their products. In the meantime, parents have options, such as purchasing a car seat in the “least hazardous chemical” category. However, no one should permit their child to ride in a car without a car seat. Proper car seat use is essential to keeping children safe and preventing injury.
If you or someone you love was injured as a result of a defective product, contact the experienced products liability attorneys at the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll. You may be entitled to compensation for injuries resulting from a defective product if it was in an unreasonably dangerous condition at the time the product left the control of the manufacturer and the unreasonably dangerous condition caused your injury.
The Chicago products liability and personal injury settlement attorneys at the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll believe it is outrageous for companies to manufacture and distribute products that are unreasonably dangerous or otherwise violate federal law. We will work hard to not only see that you are compensated for your injury, but to work with the federal government to eliminate injury-causing products before they leave the control of the manufacturer and enter the stream of commerce. We have obtained multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts for our clients. Contact us at (312) 676-7222, or fill out the contact form to set up a personal consultation.
