btw for all you flame retardant haters- good news! the laws have changed in cali and that means most furniture manufacturers will no longer be using those nasty flame retardants.... guess that means you have to go buy a new sofa!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-flame-retardants-ashley-biz-20150306-story.html

Hmmm...scotchguarded new car and was gonna see if my pregnant wife is safe to sit in there after a few days....afraid to ask now!

Hello everyone. I would like to address the concerns brought up by this thread. My name is Shawn with 3M Scotchgard(TM).

A. Scotchgard was reformulated on a voluntary basis in April 2000 to remove the Perfluorooctanyl Chemical (PFOS) from the product. We found that this chemical was not breaking down as quickly as we had originally determined and 3M decided to change the product. This was a voluntary recall on 3M's part and was not subject to the EPA at all. A new formula came out later that same year, and this is the current formula that has been sold ever since. You can find more info about the recall at http://www.scotchgard.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/NAScotchgard/Global/About_Scotchgard/Environmental/
and you can find info about this chemistry from the EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/

B. Both the old formula and current formula are safe for pregnant women to use when used as directed. The formulas do not and did not cause any harm to the mother or cause any birth defects. You can review the Material Safety Data Sheets on Scotchgard online. Any safety concerns about any chemicals in products are listed on these sheets. We list each MSDS on the individual product tab pages at www.scotchgard.com.

If you have questions about any of this or other questions on Scotchgard, you can also call us at 1-800-367-7683 and we would be happy to help.

Anonymous wrote:Every time I come back to this forum, I hope it will have calmed down and not be full of judgmental, hysterical, sanctimonious moms and moms to be. And then I'm brought back to reality. I can't figure out why it's not possible to have a civil discussion of something or to ask a question without someone implying that the other person is a bad mother if she sits on her couch. I think I'm finally done with this website. *shakes head*

Your interpretation of this thread speaks volumes about you, not the thread. We're talking about Scotchgard. 'Kay?

Let's not forget that the OP asked about it. Its not like someone randomly went into her house and lectured her about it. She posted on the forum about this issue and is now upset about what answers she got.

Don't use scotch tape. The fumes may be harmful. You are nuts.

Anonymous wrote:Every time I come back to this forum, I hope it will have calmed down and not be full of judgmental, hysterical, sanctimonious moms and moms to be. And then I'm brought back to reality. I can't figure out why it's not possible to have a civil discussion of something or to ask a question without someone implying that the other person is a bad mother if she sits on her couch. I think I'm finally done with this website. *shakes head*

It's better than babycenter where 90% of the posts aren't even made of coherent sentences. In fact, in my head, I read almost all of the posts with a country accent.