Portia's Profile

I can't believe so many people are having this problem. This is outrageous. My roommate purchased two very expensive wool rugs from Expo a little over a year ago. I'm chemically sensitive anyway and was getting extremely ill - kept smelling rubber but couldn't identify the source. Finally, I realized it was those beautiful rugs. Well-here we all are - these rugs (most of them) are leaching latex from the glue! This strong odor - as so many have testified - doesn't go away and can indeed make you ill. Yes - breathing in latex is very unhealthy and some people are deathly allergic to it. So, I suggest we bombard the Consumer Product Safety Commission with our experiences/complaints and concerns. Clearly, something needs to be done. This is much more widespread than Pottery Barn. These rugs are imported from other countries and there seems to be no safety regulations protecting the consumer.