00:00Colorado is turning up the heat on gas stoves, with warning labels that sound the alarm on potential health risks.
00:11Buyers in the state will see caution signs complete with QR codes, alerting them to pollution and safety tips when buying indoor gas stoves.
00:20It's similar to the labels you see when you buy cigarettes.
00:23Gas stoves burn natural gas or propane, but they also release pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, which can build up in homes without proper ventilation and affect your health, according to the EPA.
00:36The law signed by Governor Jared Polis in June requires these warnings at the point of sale in both English and Spanish, directing customers to a state website for more info.
00:46But the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers pushes back, filing a lawsuit claiming the warnings present a one-sided view that violates free speech and ignore broader science.
00:58They also argue the law targets gas stoves while overlooking emissions from electric ones and is driven by politics more than public health.
01:07Colorado's move mirrors California's Proposition 65 cancer warnings, which also use point-of-sale labels to alert consumers.
01:15For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey.
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