Senator Seeks Probes of Chinese Flooring, Draws Parallel to Defective Drywall ‘Debacle’

Federal investigations should be conducted into the safety of laminated wood flooring produced in China, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) urged in a letter to the chiefs of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Trade Commission.

Nelson’s March 4 request comes in the wake of a “60 Minutes” report and a class action alleging that Chinese-made laminated wood flooring sold by Lumber Liquidators Inc., exceeded California’s limits for formaldehyde despite the company’s marketing to the contrary 42 DER A-41, 3/4/15.

Nelson compared the reports to defective Chinese drywall previously investigated ...