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New ban on plastic chemical.(SAFETY ALERTS)(phthalates)
NEW CONSUMER SAFETY RULES now ban certain children's products that contain a class of chemicals called phthalates. Commonly used as plastic softeners, phthalates might pose longterm risks to the development of the reproductive system and endocrine functions that regulate metabolism and hormone activity.
The phthalate rule was an important provision of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which became law in August 2008.
Phthalates cause concern
Scrutiny of phthalates has been growing over the years, with a focus on products intended for children, and most recently in the manufacture of some drugs.
The use of three phthalates in children's toys and childcare products has been permanently banned by the new consumer safety act: DEHP, or di (2ethylhexyl) phthalate; DBP (dibutyl phthalate); and BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate).
Three additional phthalates will be banned temporarily, pending a full assessment, from children's toys that can be placed in a child's mouth and from childcare products. Those are items intended to facilitate the sleep or feeding of children age 3 or younger or to help young children with sucking or teething.
The product safety act requires the creation of a Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel to assess the safety of all phthalates and phthalate alternatives used in children's products. If the panel determines that those ...
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