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A speaker claims polyester clothing treated with fire-resistant chemicals causes health problems in children, including thyroid disorders and autism. They recommend children avoid polyfiber garments until age 15 or 16.

A speaker claims polyester clothing treated with fire-resistant chemicals causes health problems in children, including thyroid disorders and autism. They recommend children avoid polyfiber garments until age 15 or 16.
But the polyfiber, the amount of damage it's causing, the way it enters the body, especially children are wearing polyfiber because polyfiber is very, you know, flammable. Because of that, they are coating it with, you know, fire-resistant chemicals. These chemicals have been found to be carcinogenic. The many problems that children are facing today, young children having thyroid problems, is largely connected with this non-flammable chemicals that they are using on the clothes. Plus autism, various things are associated with this. How many problems you're getting out of this, you do not know, but for sure many, many problems are coming your way. A child till 15, 16 years of age should never wear anything polyfiber.