Dan Morain: Rolling back regs on fire retardants

Dan Morain: Rolling back regs on fire retardants
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/27/5141866/rolling-back-regs-on-fire-retardants.html 

"Gov. Jerry Brown is about to repent for a sin he didn't know he committed in 1975.  Ten months after Brown took office the first time, his administration produced a little-noticed regulation requiring that furniture sold in California comply with the strictest fire safety standard in the nation.  Befitting its turgid language, the regulation came to be known as Technical Bulletin 117. Although it was supposed to save lives, another story has emerged in the intervening decades. Technical Bulletin 117 has resulted in the addition of countless tons of toxic chemicals to couch cushions, carpet pads and, alas, our bodies.  In June, Brown started undoing Technical Bulletin 117, telling the obscure arm of the state that is its keeper – the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation – to dramatically alter it."