Current Press Releases
July 2007No risk from phthalates in cosmetic products says EU Scientific CommitteeAn official European Union Scientific Committee has confirmed
that people using cosmetics which contain phthalates are not
endangering their health
April 2006EU confirms that the most widely used plasticisers are safeThe EU has today confirmed that two of the most widely-used
plasticisers are not classified as hazardous and pose no risks to
either human health or the environment from their current use. The
publication in the European Union Official Journal of the outcomes
of the EU risk assessments for Di-‘isononyl’ phthalate
(DINP) and Di-‘isodecyl’ phthalate (DIDP) marks the end
of a 10 year process of extensive scientific evaluation by
regulators and provides confirmation of safety for users across
Europe.
July 2005EU decision to restrict use of phthalates in toys ignores EU risk assessment An entirely political decision that misuses the precautionary principleThe European plasticiser industry is very disappointed and
concerned by today's vote in the European Parliament to ban the use
of three phthalate plasticisers in toys and childcare items and to
restrict the use of three others. Such stringent measures are
unnecessary and ignore scientific risk assessments.
June 2005Study on neonates provides no new information and rings no alarm bellsStatement by the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI)A new study published by Environmental Health Perspectives: "Use
of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate containing medical products and
urinary levels of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in neonatal
intensive care unit infants" contains no significant new
information and certainly nothing which rings alarm bells. It
agrees with earlier studies and states the obvious -- newborns who
receive intensive care, perhaps to save their lives, have measured
phthalate levels above the average while undergoing these critical
medical procedures.
May 2005US Statistical Assessment Service publishes excellent critique of endocrine studyAlarmist media reporting misinterprets the already doubtful findingsThe Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) at George Mason
University in the United States has published an excellent critique
of the study and the subsequent alarmist publicity which last week
claimed to demonstrate for the first time "a highly significant
relationship" between human exposure to phthalates and adverse
changes in the genitals of baby boys.
July 2004Suggestions that people are at health risk from wearing flip-flops is nonsenseA statement from the plasticiser industryThere is absolutely no evidence to suggest that adults or
children are at any risk from wearing flip-flops. The two phthalate
plasticisers most commonly used are DEHP and DINP, both of which
have undergone independent scientific risk assessments. Those risk
assessments took into consideration phthalate exposure via skin
contact and have concluded that there was no risk to human
health.
March 2003Health Effects of DEHP in Rodents Unlikely to be Relevant to Humans Shows New ResearchHigh Doses Show No Testicular Effects in Developing PrimatesThe safe use of the plasticiser Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) has been further confirmed by a major new scientific research study which shows that reproductive effects seen in rodents are unlikely to be relevant to humans.
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