Frequently Asked Laminate Flooring Questions
Is laminate flooring safe?
Most of the laminate flooring on market today is safe!
They are thoroughly tested before they get on the market.
The main standard follow when testing in the USA is the California Air Resource Board certification standard that rigorously test all flooring types for formaldehyde emission.
A few years ago concerns about some flooring types hit the news, and we are sure you heard about the report that said that Lumber Liquidators laminate flooring produced in China and sold in their store in the US had been find to emit a high level of formaldehyde, several times higher than California regulations allow. (you can read more here).
The main standard follow when testing in the USA is the California Air Resource Board certification standard that rigorously test all flooring types for formaldehyde emission.
A few years ago concerns about some flooring types hit the news, and we are sure you heard about the report that said that Lumber Liquidators laminate flooring produced in China and sold in their store in the US had been find to emit a high level of formaldehyde, several times higher than California regulations allow. (you can read more here).