Formaldehyde In Carpet

No it most certainly does not.

Formaldehyde in carpet.

Formaldehyde is a colorless strong smelling gas chemical that is typically found and used in building materials and other household products. Formaldehyde is an ever present colorless gas that can give off a pickle like smell. Formaldehyde is a commonly used voc that is used in the production of many household items and building materials. A characteristic of formaldehyde that makes this chemical dangerous is the quick nature in which the chemical is broken down.

Formaldehyde is more commonly found in composite wood products. Carpet does not have formaldehyde. No ifs ands or buts about it. Before 1978 only some makers had used a small amount of formaldehyde as a resin hardener.

However there are hundreds of other volatile organic compounds vocs besides formaldehyde that your new carpet might be giving off. The largest release of vocs from new carpeting will occur in the first 72 hours after installation but formaldehyde can still be released from the carpet for years after the installation occurs if not treated properly. Carpet has formaldehyde in it. No formaldehyde has been used anywhere near the carpet manufacturing process since 1978.

Cri has performed comprehensive surveys of carpet mills and determined that formaldehyde is not contained in any of carpet s raw materials. Still to demonstrate carpet s contribution to healthy indoor environments cri analyzes finished carpet for formaldehyde as part of cri s green label gl and green label plus glp indoor air quality testing and certification programs.