Company That Used Chinese Made Flooring That Cause Cancer

Just a few days later lumber liquidators stopped selling all chinese laminate flooring.
Company that used chinese made flooring that cause cancer. Our firm is no longer taking lumber liquidators cases. During 2012 2014 by lumber liquidators were evaluated by cdc and atsdr. 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. The flooring was made in china and sold by lumber liquidators.
The epa and osha had to step in to set. The american cancer society estimates that up to 50 000 of every 100 000 people may develop cancer from all causes over their. 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. 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.
To a very rare type of liver cancer. Lumber liquidators is a u s. Are we safe to stay in our home. Only certain types of laminate flooring made in china and that were sold in the 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. Vinyl on the other hand is a petroleum based synthetic product made from polyvinyl chloride pvc resin along with additives such as plasticizers stabilizers. Other laminate flooring made in china were not evaluated. The laminate flooring in my home was made in china between 2012 and 2014 and purchased at lumber liquidators.
The content here is presented for informational purposes only. Older vinyl flooring or some flooring products made in china have even been known to contain formaldehyde. I have laminate flooring made in china in my 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.