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Transcript: FORMALDEHYDE:PHILLIP J. WAKELYN
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- Congressional Testimony
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- April 28, 2009
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Congressional Testimony
04-28-2009
Statement of Phillip J. Wakelyn Consultant Wakelyn Associates, LLC Committee
on Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer
Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance April 28, 2009 Summary There
have been no valid safety related problems raised in the US concerning
the low levels of formaldehyde on clothing and textiles. In view of all
the studies over the last 30 years indicting that there is not a formaldehyde
problem with US textiles products and regulations already in place concerning
formaldehyde and textiles, no new regulations are necessary. Because the
evidence is so strong that formaldehyde in textiles does not pose a problem
to ...