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Article: Findings on Katrina Trailers Went Undisclosed, Maker Says
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- The Washington Post
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- July 10, 2008
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A leading U.S. trailer manufacturer failed to disclose to
Hurricane Katrina evacuees or the government its internal findings
that formaldehyde in some units exceeded a federal health standard
by as much as 45 times in 2006, its chairman acknowledged to
Congress yesterday.
Jim Shea, chairman of Gulf Stream Coach, which built 50,000
trailers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency for $520
million, said his company decided that its results were "irrelevant
information" because FEMA already knew about high formaldehyde
levels. The agency and the company were working together to improve