US Consumer Product Safety Commission to consider gas stove ban | USA TODAY

Gas stoves have been found to emit toxic chemicals that have been linked to cancer and childhood asthma.

A federal agency is reportedly considering a ban on gas stoves on the heels of rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. In an interview with Bloomberg, a U.S. Consumer Product Safety commissioner said gas stove usage is a “hidden hazard," which can cause health issues, including respiratory problems in children.

“Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned,” agency commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. told Bloomberg, the first major outlet to break the news. The report said the agency plans “to take action” to address the indoor pollution caused by stoves.

"To be clear, CPSC isn't coming for anyone's gas stoves," Trumka tweeted late Monday. "Regulations apply to new products. For Americans who CHOOSE to switch from gas to electric, there is support available."

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[RenaissanceThinking]

Gas stoves are the gold standard for people who are serious about cooking or who live out in the country and want better control of their lives.

[luckyhanes]

Of all of the things contributing to a declining air quality you’re coming after my kitchen stove?!?! You are insane.

[arc]

Banning combustion? Are they serious? Cooking with a fire is banned now.

[freedomandlove]

I never heard something so ridiculous in my life. They're just taking everything little by little

[matt]

This isn't about air quality or we would be talking about proper ventilation not banning stoves. These people are straight ideologues the will come for everything

[Colossus-Tone]

They want everyone dependent on their failing electrical grids. It's all about total control.

[trollking]

These people try to build themselves up by tearing down what others have built, but it doesn't work like that.

[murdelabop]

This is a bad idea. A lot of people, including environmentally conscious people, like cooking with gas. If you want to encourage people to switch, even give people incentives to switch, that's fine. An outright ban is a step too far.

[brianstollings]

Yeah. Make you get an electric stove so they can shut it off when they want and stop you from using it. Same thing they’re doing with cars.

“You will own nothing and you will be happy!”

[JD-ulzj]

We won't need stoves to cook bugs

[ursulaglissmann]

Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that gas stoves could reduce a person’s “cognitive performance, ” even though she appears to use one in her own kitchen.

[savageinstitute]

I would ban tiktok before electric stoves lol

[popthatbeep]

At this point, I will not be surprised if the government allow us to purge each other like in the movie.

[mmmm]

This is so disgusting & I've used gas for many many years. Just makes me furious they just want to control everything

[cfishernb]

All comes down to "If you give them an inch, the will take a mile"

[IronskullGM]

where do they think all this electricity is coming from? I suspect this more about control than health.. Otherwise they would have banned fast food long ago.

[Jalex]

That’s such BS, so corporations can continue to use gas and people can’t?

[joespradley]

The picture of Jill biden cooking on a gas stove! Priceless!!

[jimeagle]

This is the biggest joke administration I’ve lived through.
Thanks
~Jim Eagle

[FrontPorchTrader]

Citizen. We would rather that you cook your bugs on an electric stove.