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Off-gassing is when toxic chemicals evaporate from your mattress into the air. As traditional mattresses with polyurethane foam and chemical flame retardants age, they off-gas these carcinogenic chemicals into the air you and your family breathe. These mattresses contain fire retardant formaldehyde, chemicals, and other toxic glues, stains, and coatings made from petroleum oil based polyurethane foam. These chemicals off-gas their toxic ingredients into the air over time. You Can’t Smell Off-Gassing Bacteria and fungus consume the fire-retardant chemicals on the mattress. As time goes…

This piece from the Chicago Tribune does a good job at summing up the history, culprits, and health risks surrounding this issue. Fear fans flames for chemical makers NBC news reports on chemical fire retardants flammability test in mattresses instituted in 2007. Includes consumers and mattress plant workers testing positive medically for these flame retardant compounds in their blood stream.