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New replacement flame retardants, often marketed as safer alternatives, are lurking in children’s products without rigorous safety testing and may pose risks for children’s health,” said researcher Marta Venier. The abundance of emerging flame retardant chemicals in children’s car seats and the key role these products play as potential sources of chemical exposure is a cause for concern. After the study, the researchers found that 34 out of the 36 car seats they tested contained higher levels of toxic flame retardants -- cyclic phosphate esters (PMMMps) -- than is typical. Three companies are now making car seats that don’t contain any toxic chemicals, including: “UPPAbaby developed the first naturally fire retardant car seat because our passionate customer base wanted a natural alternative,” UPPAbaby CEO Bob Monahan told The Ecology Center.