据euronews报道，比利时禁售所有婴幼儿foam puzzle mats因其含有致癌物。Search了一下致癌物是Formamide（a substance described as ” harmful if inhaled or ingested, irritating to eyes and skin “）。
另据报道法国也已全面下架foam puzzle mats。
Belgium is to ban the sale of all foam puzzle mats for babies and toddlers, citing tests showing they contain a cancer-causing chemical. Formamides are used to soften the foam in the mats but are corrosive and can be deadly.
Toxicologist Alfred Bernard explained: “They are solvents, residues from the manufacturing process that stay in the product afterwards. They can be absorbed through breathing or through the skin. As a rule, children should not be exposed to these products.”
Belgium becomes the first European country to ban the mats and will impose a 20,000 euro fine for anyone found selling them. Jean-Philippe Ducart, a spokesman for a consumer watchdog said: “They will be illegal in 2011 but in the meantime we ask that they be withdrawn from the market in the interest of public health and the health of children exposed to them.”
An EU-wide ban on the mats is expected within the next few years.
现在市面上很多是号称safe（free of bpa, pvc, phthalates）的EVA foam mats。虽然他们的原料里没有Formamide ，但很可能byproduct有。以下是一些做playmat公司针对这一问题的回复：（欢迎姐妹们补充）
Skip Hop (makes the Playspot mat) – they sent the following response by email: “All Skip Hop products, including the Playspot, meet or exceed regulatory safety standards in the USA and Europe, without exception. We do not add Formamide to Playspot, although it can be a byproduct of the EVA foam manufacturing process (which includes such items as flip flops and many bath toys). That said, due to these concerns, we have tested Playspot using ISO 16000 methods. We are pleased that our Playspots received the lowest possible score, <2ug/m3 (less than 2 millionths of a gram per cubic meter) for Formamide emissions, the lowest measurable result with this testing method. These tests show that – within the limits of the test – its presence is essentially not detectable. Therefore, the Playspot is a safe EVA floor mat option for children and you should feel confident that we have specifically tested for this issue.”
OneStepAhead - One of the moms called them and they confirmed that they were made of EVA foam and that formamide is not added. However, they were not able to confirm if the mats had been tested for production as a byproduct.
Tadpole said the same thing as OneStepAhead – no formamide, but no further detail regarding byproducts. [此贴子已经被作者于2010/12/18 17:45:21编辑过]
另据报道法国也已全面下架foam puzzle mats。
Belgium is to ban the sale of all foam puzzle mats for babies and toddlers, citing tests showing they contain a cancer-causing chemical. Formamides are used to soften the foam in the mats but are corrosive and can be deadly.
Toxicologist Alfred Bernard explained: “They are solvents, residues from the manufacturing process that stay in the product afterwards. They can be absorbed through breathing or through the skin. As a rule, children should not be exposed to these products.”
Belgium becomes the first European country to ban the mats and will impose a 20,000 euro fine for anyone found selling them. Jean-Philippe Ducart, a spokesman for a consumer watchdog said: “They will be illegal in 2011 but in the meantime we ask that they be withdrawn from the market in the interest of public health and the health of children exposed to them.”
An EU-wide ban on the mats is expected within the next few years.
原报道在： http://www.euronews.net/2010/12/11/belgium-bans-toxic-children-s-puzzle-mats/
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Skip Hop (makes the Playspot mat) – they sent the following response by email:
“All Skip Hop products, including the Playspot, meet or exceed regulatory safety standards in the USA and Europe, without exception. We do not add Formamide to Playspot, although it can be a byproduct of the EVA foam manufacturing process (which includes such items as flip flops and many bath toys). That said, due to these concerns, we have tested Playspot using ISO 16000 methods. We are pleased that our Playspots received the lowest possible score, <2ug/m3 (less than 2 millionths of a gram per cubic meter) for Formamide emissions, the lowest measurable result with this testing method. These tests show that – within the limits of the test – its presence is essentially not detectable. Therefore, the Playspot is a safe EVA floor mat option for children and you should feel confident that we have specifically tested for this issue.”
OneStepAhead - One of the moms called them and they confirmed that they were made of EVA foam and that formamide is not added. However, they were not able to confirm if the mats had been tested for production as a byproduct.
Tadpole said the same thing as OneStepAhead – no formamide, but no further detail regarding byproducts.
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那以后咱能用什么做替代品啊？
以前看到有MM说用薄被子？知道的姐妹说说。
地毯不行吗？
也想到了地毯。羊毛的掉毛。化纤的好打理。但对小孩好吗？
也想到了地毯。羊毛的掉毛。化纤的好打理。但对小孩好吗？
质量好的羊毛RUG不怎么掉毛的。
不过我觉得就是普通的地毯CARPET就可以了吧。没必要铺垫子。
有个疑问，这东西会从垫子里leak出来吗，咱又不嚼它
The article says through breath and skin touch.
有个疑问，这东西会从垫子里leak出来吗，咱又不嚼它
性质：HCONH2 无色油状液体。密度1.13340。折射率1.44754。熔点2.55℃。沸点210℃（分解）。溶于水、甲醇、乙醇和二元醇，不溶于烃类和乙醚。有吸湿性。与醇类共热时生成甲酸酯。用作动物胶等的软化剂及溶剂，也用于有机合成。可由甲酸铵在氨气中加热，或由甲酸乙酯与氨作用，或由氨和一氧化碳在加压下作用而制得。
---------------弄到水就溶在里面了。熔点是2。55度，应该有很强的挥发性
以前看到有MM说用薄被子？知道的姐妹说说。
我家用的是被子，还是新买的被子，都够买N多mat了，已经肉痛了很久了。。。。。
那在sam's 买的那种 play mat是吗？我们可是用了很久了，哎，这年头，什么是safe啊？
http://www.amazon.com/Multi-Purpose-Reversible-Charcoal-Anti-fatigue-Childrens/dp/B000V9IB0G， sam's的是这种，我们也用了好几年了，的确开始的时候很大味道。请看第一个review，有毒。我打算马上扔掉
有个疑问，这东西会从垫子里leak出来吗，咱又不嚼它
小盆友几乎都会把边边扯下来嚼
http://www.amazon.com/Multi-Purpose-Reversible-Charcoal-Anti-fatigue-Childrens/dp/B000V9IB0G， sam's的是这种，我们也用了好几年了，的确开始的时候很大味道。请看第一个review，有毒。我打算马上扔掉
天哪，赶紧撤了。我们买时倒是没有味道，好像版上好多jm都买的这个。
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http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3643650
价格很便宜的说，估计也不安全。也没法退了
还铺了一房间都是了，真的要扔吗？
为啥所有店里都还在卖呀？
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請問這個是不是沒有問題啊？？？
faint,我家用的是最便宜的，babiesrus里买的，25刀的那种，数字和字母的，是不是最毒啊？
还铺了一房间都是了，真的要扔吗？
为啥所有店里都还在卖呀？
估计咱两买的差不多的
請問這個是不是沒有問題啊？？？
看说明貌似是安全的，说是符合欧洲标准，价钱也能看出来啊
faint,我家用的是最便宜的，babiesrus里买的，25刀的那种，数字和字母的，是不是最毒啊？
还铺了一房间都是了，真的要扔吗？
为啥所有店里都还在卖呀？
We bought the same stuff. What should we do?
估计咱两买的差不多的
me three.....
刚刚在amazon上买了这个
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EM5AHQ/ref=oss_product
这个也会有问题吗？
faint,我家用的是最便宜的，babiesrus里买的，25刀的那种，数字和字母的，是不是最毒啊？
还铺了一房间都是了，真的要扔吗？
为啥所有店里都还在卖呀？
我家也买的这个，刚放家里味道很大，用了2次就收起来了，怕怕
我家也买的这个，刚放家里味道很大，用了2次就收起来了，怕怕
我买回来还洗了，然后放了好几天，没味道了才用的，还毒吗？
唉，我想收掉，我老公说没事，说他认识的每家人都用，唉，咋办呢？
我买回来还洗了，然后放了好几天，没味道了才用的，还毒吗？
唉，我想收掉，我老公说没事，说他认识的每家人都用，唉，咋办呢？
我ｌｇ也说气味散了就没事儿，说没那么吓人。真不知道该信谁的
国内网站说，有味道的肯定有毒，有毒的不一定有味道。
同意，书里不是常看到巨毒的都是无色无味的吗。好可怕的说
但是为什么美国的还都在卖啊？？？？
这个很好！！没有之前还知道很多朋友专门从韩国买了寄过来，那才肉痛。。。能买到就不错了～～质量超好，踩上去和别的mat没法比。。。
不过我咱记得我两个月前在costco网站上定的是99刀＋税。。。
还好考古了下
难道只能铺被子了？？？？
faint,我家用的是最便宜的，babiesrus里买的，25刀的那种，数字和字母的，是不是最毒啊？
还铺了一房间都是了，真的要扔吗？
为啥所有店里都还在卖呀？
我也买的这个
GOD，我们家有N多片
re
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047XZ8SK
那在sam's 买的那种 play mat是吗？我们可是用了很久了，哎，这年头，什么是safe啊？
同问......... 刚买了盒子都扔掉了怎么办呀?
faint,我家用的是最便宜的，babiesrus里买的，25刀的那种，数字和字母的，是不是最毒啊？
还铺了一房间都是了，真的要扔吗？
为啥所有店里都还在卖呀？
是你头像里那个吗，我们也是，。
考古来了。。。。大家都撤了？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？
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