The company said it ceased.
Toxic flooring lumber liquidators.
A federal probe began after a march 2015 60 minutes report uncovered the presence of formaldehyde a known carcinogen in laminate flooring sold by lumber liquidators.
Virginia based lumber liquidators one of the largest flooring retailers in the country has agreed to pay a 33 million penalty for misleading investors about formaldehyde laced laminate flooring.
New york a national retailer sold chinese made flooring that emits hazardous levels of formaldehyde a carcinogen a federal investigation found.
Already facing over 100 lumber liquidators formaldehyde lawsuits from disgruntled plaintiffs upset with allegedly unsafe engineered flooring imported from china the company has revealed it could.
Cdc atsdr found that exposure to formaldehyde in the cpsc tested laminate flooring sold at lumber liquidators could cause irritation and breathing problems.