The chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Wednesday that the agency has no plans to ban gas stoves after another commissioner's remarks ignited a political firestorm. "Over the past several days, there has been a lot of attention paid to gas stove emissions and to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. But to be clear, I am not looking to ban gas stoves and the CPSC has no proceeding to do so," Chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric said in a statement. Story continuesPHOTO: blue flames from gas stove (iStockphoto/Getty Images)Some studies show an association between gas cooking and a higher risk of asthma in children. No plans to ban gas stoves after safety risks raised: CPSC originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 11, 2023 05:13 UTC