Reminds me an NPR story I listened to a few years ago about how the cigarette industry is responsible for furniture needing to be fire retardant (people falling asleep while smoking). The story was about the unknown effects from the chemicals found in the furniture.<p>edit -- found the story:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2012&#x2F;05&#x2F;23&#x2F;153308887&#x2F;fight-over-flame-retardants-in-furniture-heats-up" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2012&#x2F;05&#x2F;23&#x2F;153308887&#x2F;fight-over-flame-ret...</a>