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> but it's just not really how the world works

Uh, proof? People being around chemicals all the time that end up being more harmful than first believed is common enough. Let's take lead and asbestos for easy examples. BPA for a more recent (but I think more controversial?) one.

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The thing is, if it were real, the company would be getting signed off by the EPA, not by some 3rd party "non-profit" that it pays for certification. What I'm saying is look at the list of materials in a mattress, and look at the list of materials everywhere else in your house. If you truly believe your mattress is poisoning you then the solution isn't to buy this mattress. It's to replace every item of furniture, clothing, wallpaper, paint, cleaning sprays, air fresheners etc. And you'll do all this despite noticing literally no symptoms from exposure to these life-threatening chemicals.

> if it were real, the company would be getting signed off by the EPA

Lots of things aren't regulated by the EPA, the FDA etc. Major cosmetic companies used lead in lipstick until fairly recently...

And ironically enough, a lot of the toxicity from Mattresses and furniture etc is caused by the government regulation because it's from requiring them to be treated in Fire Retardants

If you really want to waste your time chasing down obviously spurious safety claims, feel free. Here's the thing though - if you actually figure out the claim is true, the thing you would certainly not do is start a company selling non-toxic mattresses.

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