Three major retailers have announced they will be banning paint strippers containing Methylene Chloride and N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) from their stores by the end of 2018. This is a result of pressure from the families of victims who were overcome and died from the fumes of paint strippers with Methylene Chloride. NMP is a proven reproductive toxin and has been added to the ban list as it can harm male and female reproductive organs and harm unborn babies in the womb.
Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sherwin Williams have all stepped up to the plate to ban these chemicals from their shelves in an effort to make safer choices available for customers. This is a big win and small silver lining for the families of not just recent reported victims, but for all the victims that have died in the past 40 years. At least 64 people have died from acute exposure to Methylene Chloride since 1980 in the US alone.
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