{"id":6848,"date":"2023-05-23T20:03:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/irwin\/?p=6848"},"modified":"2023-05-23T20:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:05:59","slug":"cancer-free-camping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/irwin\/2023\/05\/23\/cancer-free-camping\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer-Free Camping: Irwin Bill To Keep Harmful Chemicals Off Tents Passes Senate Chambers Unanimously\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">LANSING, Mich. (<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">May<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">23<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">, 2023) \u2014<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Sen.<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0Jeff Irwin<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">(D-Ann Arbor)<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">is pleased to announce<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">his legislation,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2023-SB-0262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Senate Bill 262<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">,<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0was unanimously voted out of the<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">S<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">enate today to make it legal to sell camping tents without harmful chemical coatings. Michigan\u2019s outdated fire code requires tents sold in the state to conform to a 1974 flame resistance standard that necessitates toxic flame retardants. SB 262\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">would eliminate the flame-resistant requirement for recreational camping tents and also update the state Fire Prevention Code to the most recent standards for large event and exposition tents.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">In 1975, when tents were usually made from waxed or oiled cotton, Michigan adopted the Canvas Products Association International\u2019s (CPAI) flammability standard, CPAI-84. The standard requires tent fabric to be treated with flame-retardant chemicals now known to be toxic and bioaccumulative. Although tent materials and camping equipment have changed drastically, this standard has not been updated since 1974. Michigan is one of just seven states still mandating flame retardants in camping tents.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201cThankfully, tents are made of completely different materials than they were almost 50 years ago, making these requirements counterproductive,\u201d Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Irwin<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0said<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0\u201cWe aren\u2019t camping in tents made of heavy, paraffin-soaked canvas anymore. Technology has advanced, but our laws haven\u2019t, so now they are causing more harm than good.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">This bill modernizes standards and ensures an equivalent level of safety, while protecting recreational campers from unnecessary exposures to hazardous flame retardants,<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0said<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Jeff Gearhart<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">, research director at the Ecology Center.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">The bill restores the original intent of this part of the fire code: to focus on safety for gatherings in larger<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">occupancy tents.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_EmptyTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3958138\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">A Duke University study<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">,<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0which took samples from 11 recreational tents<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">,<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0found that 10 of the tents contained flame-retardant additives that are known carcinogens. This study also took samples from the people using the tents and found that flame-retardant levels<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">were<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">29 times higher after handling a tent than before, suggesting that the flame-retardant chemicals were leaching from the tents.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">While flame retardants slow the spread of direct flame in controlled laboratory conditions, more recent research in realistic scenarios show little benefit. For instance, sofabeds treated with flame retardants burn somewhat more slowly than untreated sofabeds, but they produce far more toxic smoke.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.chemosphere.2017.12.017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Researchers concluded<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0that the chemically treated furniture would be more dangerous to a room\u2019s occupants in an actual fire.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Flame retardant chemicals\u2019 acute and chronic toxicity are enhanced during combustion, posing a particular risk to firefighters. The International Association of FireFighters adopted a resolution in 2014 (Resolution 34) calling for the phaseout of toxic flame-retardant chemicals. A number of states, including California, New York and Massachusetts, have removed requirements to use flame retardants or have even banned their use in many consumer products.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201cWe know that the requirements don&#8217;t make lightweight tents significantly more fire resistant, and we know that the chemicals used to meet the old standard are harmful to people and wildlife,\u201d Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Irwin<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0said. \u201cYou should be able to go camping in Pure Michigan without being exposed to persistent, bioaccumulative poisons. But if you look at recreational tents sold now in Michigan, many of them come with a warning label stating that they contain materials that can cause cancer. We need to update our laws.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW191773848 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">###<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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