Wash. Senate OKs scaled-back flame retardant ban

Published April 18, 2013 2:26am ET



OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would ban two carcinogenic flame retardants in car seats, strollers and other products made for young children.

The measure to ban TCEP and chlorinated Tris — also known as TDCPP — was scaled back from the version advanced by the Democrat-controlled House in March. The ban would take effect in 2015.

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