You suggest a really good example of where we need to insist on safer alternatives to the kinds of chemicals that you mention. In fact, there are safer alternatives to accomplish the same objectives, maybe not quite so creased but maybe we could live with that, and at the same time erring on the side of caution and preventing exposure to those kinds of chemicals that we're increasingly finding are persistent, and toxic, and should be banned in many cases.
On November 6th, 2006. See this statement in context.