On July 5th 2013, the Swedish Chemical Agency (KEMI) published the testing results of car seats and accessories focused on hazardous chemicals on its official website, which forms a part of the Action Plan for a toxic-free living 2011-2014.

KEMI looked for brominated flame retardants, azo dyes, perfluorinated compounds (PFOS/PFOA), phthalates, lead, formaldehyde and organotin substances in car seats and accessories.

Testing results shows that phthalate DEHP was found in the armrest of a child seat that exceeds the allowed limit for toys and childcare articles. Under REACH regulation, DEHP is, along with five other phthalates, banned in concentrations greater than 0.1% by weight in toys and childcare articles. KEMI has notified the manufacturer, which has stopped all shipments of the product.

Testing results also shows that the present of formaldehyde in the padding of some car seats. Formaldehyde is irritating, allergenic and suspected of causing cancer, which is just limited in wood in Sweden, but it was also limited in textiles that come into direct contact with the skin and for children under two years old in some other countries, such as Finland and Norway.