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Colorado is turning up the heat on gas stoves, with warning labels that sound the alarm on potential health risk
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Buyers in the state will see caution signs complete with QR codes
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alerting them to pollution and safety tips when buying indoor gas stoves
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It's similar to the labels you see when you buy cigarettes. Gas stoves burn natural gas or propane
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but they also released pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, which can build up in homes without proper ventilation and affect your health, according to the EPA
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The law signed by Governor Jared Polis in June requires these warnings at the point of sale in both English and Spanish
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directing customers to a state website for more info. But the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers pushes back
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filing a lawsuit claiming the warnings present a one-sided view that violates free speech and ignore broader science
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They also argue the law targets gas stoves while overlooking emissions from electric ones and is driven by politics more than public health
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Colorado's move mirrors California's Proposition 65 cancer warnings, which also use point-of-sale labels to alert consumers
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey. Find the full story right now on SAN.com or download the Shader News mobile app today
