According to Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a man claiming to represent the Fallen Firefighters Foundation gave testimony against a PBDE bill. It was revealed that he worked for Ameribrom, a PBDE manufacturer. Shameless! Twist in effort to ban fire retardant. Chris McGann, Seattle PI (12 Jan 07)
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