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The MIA Truth About Granite Fund |
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The Marble Institute of America (MIA) is grateful for the preliminary response from our members to our newly established Truth About Granite Fund. Based on this positive response, it’s clear that our colleagues share our commitment to protect consumers from needless fear mongering by establishing standards for the testing of granite so consumers can safely and comfortably enjoy the beauty, durability and practicality of this natural stone.
The Truth About Granite Fund was established to help raise funds to develop unbiased, scientific standards for the granite industry, including the testing of granite for radon. No such standards currently exist in the natural stone industry. Previous tests of granite samples have found they are safe. However, the Truth in Granite Fund aims to take advantage of new, advanced scientific instruments that make testing both more practical and more accurate. Our goal is to make sure testing follows consistent protocols, so that future studies are meaningful and based on consistent, approved science – not isolated methodologies or unapproved instruments. Ultimately, our goal is to make sure the granite we sell is safe.
The MIA has funded several studies into the safety of granite because no other organizations – ranging from universities to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – have felt the need to undertake such research. We have contracted the research as part of our ongoing commitment to consumer safety. |
