The puzzle block is poisonous. How should we use it to reduce the damage to our body?
Foam puzzle mats in Belgium and France have banned. The reason is that the pad adds a foaming agent called formamide to the production process, which is toxic. It may cause irritation and even damage to the skin, eyes and respiratory tract of infants and young children.
Formamide: also known as amino formaldehyde, colorless transparent liquid like oil, slightly ammonia flavor, low toxic compounds. EVA and PE these two materials are non-toxic, but in the production of foam pad, in order to make plastic foam, expansion and softening, often used as a blowing agent amide. In particular, some small manufacturers, in order to reduce costs, the use of recycled plastic reprocessing, need to re foaming molding, the use of larger doses of formamide and other blowing agents.
Formamide is irritating to the skin and eyes, from the skin, the respiratory tract into the body, damage the blood and nervous system. In addition, formamide is volatile, can release ammonia, stimulate the body to produce tears, cough, respiratory symptoms.
Buy Foam puzzle mats, choose regular shopping malls and manufacturers, so as not to buy two foaming "garbage plastic."". After buying, before use, need to ventilated place, disperse peculiar smell. After exposure to this product, should wash their hands, reduce aspiration of ingested. Once the skin, respiratory and other symptoms of discomfort, timely medical treatment.
