Vinyl on the other hand is a petroleum based synthetic product made from polyvinyl chloride pvc resin along with additives such as plasticizers stabilizers.
Company that used chinese made flooring that cause cancer.
Chinese made laminate flooring sold by retailer lumber liquidators contains up to 20 times more cancer causing formaldehyde than regulatory standards permit a california lawyer claims.
The laminate flooring in my home was made in china between 2012 and 2014 and purchased at lumber liquidators.
The epa and osha had to step in to set.
Company but much of its laminate flooring is made in china and as we discovered during our investigation may fail to meet health and safety standards because it.
Lumber liquidators is a u s.
To put these numbers into perspective the american cancer society estimates that up to 50 000 of every 100 000 people may develop cancer from all causes over their lifetimes.
Our firm is no longer taking lumber liquidators cases.
During 2012 2014 by lumber liquidators were evaluated by cdc and atsdr.
To a very rare type of liver cancer.
The flooring was made in china and sold by lumber liquidators.
Only certain types of laminate flooring made in china and that were sold in the u s.
I have laminate flooring made in china in my home.
A 60 minutes investigation tested several lumber liquidator chinese made laminate flooring products and found that nearly all of the samples contained high levels of formaldehyde a chemical that may cause a host of health problems including respiratory issues and cancer.
It is very resilient and can last up to 30 40 years.
Are we safe to stay in our home.
Lumber liquidators recall to test program involves only laminate flooring the company sourced from china and sold between february 2012 and may 2015 when the company stopped selling it.
Older vinyl flooring or some flooring products made in china have even been known to contain formaldehyde.
But the company had made 13 9 million from such sales since january 2015 prosecutors said when.
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The american cancer society estimates that up to 50 000 of every 100 000 people may develop cancer from all causes over their.