I didn't get an answer.
This is someone who is in a position to know what is being talked about long before something might come of it and get into the media and reach the ears of us little people. I was hoping there might be cause for hope in at least one of the issues I mentioned. I found it disheartening, even alienating. I think there is a long way to go before people really feel like we are all on the same team caring for this planet.
Btw regarding formaldehyde, it made it into the news a while back. This is the latest thing I saw.
Response to formaldehyde complaints 'slow, inappropriate' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)