new futons and formaldehyde

You know that smell new furniture has? It smells kind of woody, even if it's not made of wood. That's formaldehyde. I'm allergic to formaldehyde thanks to the mold.

At 3 am I learned that a new futon outgassing in a closed bedroom for five hours will, indeed, make you sick, even if you are sleeping elsewhere in the house and with a big air cleaner nearby.