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Gas stove ban overview:
- Who: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) clarified that it is not considering a ban on gas stoves.
- Why: The comments followed pushback from lawmakers and the gas industry after a CPSC commissioner told Bloomberg that the agency was considering a ban.
- Where: Around 40% of homes in the United States reportedly have gas stoves.
The head of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) clarified that it does not plan to place a ban on gas stoves days after a member of the agency said it was considering prohibiting the devices.
In a statement, CPSC head Alexander Hoehn-Saric says the agency is “not looking to ban gas stoves” but is researching ways to lessen indoor air quality hazards, Bloomberg reported.
Hoehn-Saric’s comments reportedly come after CPSC commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. previously told Bloomberg that the agency would consider a ban on gas stoves as a way to address the hazards they posed.
The gas industry and lawmakers, including Sen. Joe Manchin and House Energy and Commerce Committee chair and representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, among others, shot back at the idea of placing a ban on gas stoves.
Gas stove ban a ‘recipe for disaster,’ senator tweets
“This is a recipe for disaster. The federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their dinner,” Manchin tweeted. “I can tell you the last thing that would ever leave my house is the gas stove that we cook on.”
Around 40% of homes in the United States have natural gas stoves, which, according to the Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization, emit air pollutants such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide that are linked to causing cancer and cardiovascular problems, among other things, Bloomberg reported.
In October, Consumer Reports reportedly urged consumers in the market for a new stove to think about purchasing an electric device instead of a gas one.
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13 thoughts onGas stove ban not planned despite rumors, safety agency says
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My family got very sick from gas
I had hypoxemia from lack of ventilation and a stove with faulty valves. And if you hit the stove knob by accident the gas would be one for hours.we had a 24/7 pilot on our stoves which I learned we were inhaling low dose long term carbon monoxide too
I loved to cook with gas too but if you have a gas stove in a tiny kitchen and no ventilation it may get to you.
I was having a.l.s symptoms
Stroke symptoms
Seizures
Until I went to a toxicologist and was put on 02 therapy
No dr. could diagnose me.i was always calling 911 all the time for heart palpitations.diagnose with anxiety.
I can’t even go in a gas operated place of business anymore.
I was misdiagnosed for years .I wouldn’t mind if we have electric (solar and wind too) and wood for backup .
Upstate New York we can have wood burning stove for cooking heat and boiling water if lights go out. and solar lighting.
And how many of us used to open the oven door with gas on to heat our space when we needed heat unknowingly inhaling low dose carbon monoxide.
I think gas companies should have gas leak detector for faulty valves and broken rusted pipes and low dose carbon monoxide detector anywhere they provide us with gas
No gas for me please
I know of a building that had gas leak smells for years.everyone in that building has a different cancer.the 26 year old girl died from it .
Not all were blood related
We need more research .
And don’t forget it’s explosive 🧨