In a message dated 9/29/2003 10:57:45 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Can anyone explain to me why infant clothes and linens are sprayed with flame retardant? It will not save an infant's life in case of fire. There is a very good overview of the history, use, and dangers of flame reatrdants at this website: http://www.inchem.org/documents/ehc/ehc/ehc192.htm Laura Wright Mississippi *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html