According to a source, the Biden administration is proposing a statewide ban on gas stoves due to the dangerous toxins the equipment generate.
According to Bloomberg, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is considering taking action after recent research revealed that emissions from the gadgets might lead to respiratory and health issues.
“This is a hidden hazard,” CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. told the publication. “Every choice is available. It is possible to outlaw products that cannot be rendered safe.
Gas stoves, which are used in about 40% of US homes while the remaining use various types of electric cookers, are found to emit pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and fine matter at levels deemed unsafe by the Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization, according to reports by organizations like the American Chemical Society and New York University Law School’s Institute for Policy Integrity.
Studies have also connected gas stoves to ailments like cancer, heart disease, and respiratory illnesses.
According to a study released last month by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, gas stoves are to blame for more than 12% of instances of pediatric asthma.
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