US Consumer Product Safety Agency , Is Considering a Ban , on Gas Stoves.
Commisioner Richard Trumka Jr. of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) revealed the agency is considering the ban in an interview with 'Bloomberg.'.
Trumka referred to the gas stove as a "hidden hazard," due to its link to the development of childhood asthma.
According to the report, CPSC intends "to take action" regarding household gas stoves.
In a letter to the CBSC Chair, Democratic lawmakers laid out some of the research linking the pollution emitted by gas stoves to childhood asthma.
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Short-term exposure to NO2 is linked to worsening asthma in children, Letter Excerpt, via CNN.
... and long-term exposure has been determined to likely cause the development of asthma, Letter Excerpt, via CNN.
A statement released by the CSPC stated that the agency will act soon on the issue.
Agency staff plans to start gathering data and perspectives from the public on potential hazards associated with gas stoves, and proposed solutions to those hazards later this year, CPSC Statement, via CNN.
Commission staff also continues to work with voluntary standards organizations to examine gas stove emissions and address potential hazards, CPSC Statement, via CNN.
A spokesperson for the natural gas industry decried the potential measure, citing the widespread use of gas stoves in the U.S. A ban on gas cooking appliances would remove an affordable and preferred technology used in more than 40% of home across the country, Jill Notini, Natural Gas Industry Spokesperson, via CNN.
A ban of gas cooking would fail to address the overall concern of indoor air quality while cooking, , Jill Notini, Natural Gas Industry Spokesperson, via CNN.
... because all forms of cooking, regardless of heat source, generate air pollutants, especially at high temperatures, Jill Notini, Natural Gas Industry Spokesperson, via CNN
