Laminate Flooring Causes Cancer

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Laminate flooring causes cancer.

A story that appeared on 60 minutes last year uncovered dangerous formaldehyde levels with lumber liquidators chinese made product that can raise the cancer risk and create or exacerbate other health problems. The agency says select versions of the company s laminate flooring could cause 6 30 cancer cases per 100 000 people compared to the 2 9 cases it had originally estimated in its february 10 report. Lumber liquidators is a u s based company and the. Health regulators said monday.

The laminate flooring in my home was made in china between 2012 and 2014 and purchased at lumber liquidators. To put these numbers into perspective the american cancer society estimates that up to 50 000 of every 100 000 people may develop cancer from all causes over their lifetimes. A report released by the centers for disease control and prevention says that there is an increased risk of cancer and other health problems associated with exposure to certain laminate floors. And consider keeping new engineered wood or laminate flooring furniture made with pressed wood and other sources of formaldehyde outside living spaces at least until you cannot smell chemicals.

A 5 million class action lawsuit filed this week in florida accuses hardwood and laminate flooring giant lumber liquidators inc of selling products laden with cancer causing chemicals the case filed on tuesday in federal court in miami claims the company deceptively. As if you needed another reason to choose real wood over the faux version it turns out that some laminate floors may cause cancer.