Archive for the 'Phthalates' Category
Stories and/or research dealing with DEP (diethyl phthalate), DMP (dimethyl phthalate) and DBP (dibutyl phthalate).
Published: 21 August 2008
The “Boston Globe” and “Reuters” report President Bush recently signed legislation aimed at improving US consumer product safety after millions of Chinese-made toys were recalled last summer. The legislation also increases funding for the Consumer Product Safety Commission and partially bans controversial plastic-softening chemicals called phthalates. Three types of phthalates would reportedly be […]
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Published: 11 August 2008
“USA Today” recently asked experts how parents can avoid hormone like chemicals, such as bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, in plastic products intended for children. BPA is found in plastic baby bottles, while phthalates are found in many children’s toys. Plastics labeled PVC-free or marked with the recycling codes #1, #2, or #5, […]
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Published: 6 August 2008
The “San Francisco Chronicle” reports President Bush is expected to sign a bill that enforcement provisions of the nation’s consumer products safety agency and banning lead, phthalates and other harmful chemicals in children’s toys. Phthalates, a plastic softener used in raincoats, shower curtains and upholstery, are believed to cause harm to the reproductive system. […]
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Published: 4 August 2008
“Reuters” reports the majority leader of Maine’s House of Representatives has sponsored legislation that gave the state the authority to broadly identify and investigate “chemicals of high concern” in consumer products, particularly those that may reach children. Potentially harmful chemicals include phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA), both of which are used in the manufacture of […]
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Published: 30 July 2008
The “Associated Press” reports House and Senate lawmakers reached agreement Monday on legislation to ensure that children’s toys are not contaminated with lead and phthalates, require mandatory testing of children’s products and increase funding for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The compromise bill (HR 4040) could reportedly come up for a House vote later […]
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Published: 21 July 2008
According to “Environmental Science and Technology,” researchers are trying to find alternatives to conventional plasticizers that may alleviate health concerns associated with currently used plasticizers such as bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates.
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Published: 17 July 2008
According to “TIME,” consumers are concerned about chemicals leaching out of some common types of plastic and the potential harmful effects on the human body as well as what the plastic garbage is doing to the environment. The U.S. reportedly produced 28 million tons of plastic waste in 2005, 27 million tons of which […]
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Published: 16 July 2008
The “Sacramento Bee” reports endocrine disrupters, which include plastic chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, may be partly to blame for early puberty among girls. Reproductive health advocates are reportedly urging lawmakers to make sure chemical ingredients in consumer products are fully disclosed.
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Published: 14 May 2008
According to “U.S. News & World Report,” phthalates, which are widely used as softening agents for certain plastics, may be linked to reproductive defects in males. Such “endocrine disrupting” chemicals play a central role during development. Using glass containers is reportedly one way to reduce contact with such chemicals.
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Published: 5 May 2008
The “Globe and Mail” reports the “war against toxic chemicals has never been higher on the political agenda” in Canada than now, as the Canadian federal government announced earlier this month it intends to ban the controversial chemical bisphenol A from plastic baby bottles, and Parliament passed a separate private member’s bill restricting the use […]
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