Current Press Releases
July 2010The use of DEHP in Medical DevicesMedical devices are crucial to the high standards of modern
healthcare that we now take for granted. The many thousands of
different types of devices which exist today are advanced modern
products that have to respond to highly specific performance
requirements. For many of them, PVC softened with the plasticiser
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the ideal material. DEHP - the
member of the phthalate family used in almost all PVC healthcare
applications - is actually specified by the European Pharmacopoeia
as the plasticiser for blood bags. For the vast majority of its
uses there is no concern about the safety of DEHP
The use of DEHP in Medical DevicesMedical devices are crucial to the high standards of modern
healthcare that we now take for granted. The many thousands of
different types of devices which exist today are advanced modern
products that have to respond to highly specific performance
requirements. For many of them, PVC softened with the plasticiser
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the ideal material. DEHP - the
member of the phthalate family used in almost all PVC healthcare
applications - is actually specified by the European Pharmacopoeia
as the plasticiser for blood bags. For the vast majority of its
uses there is no concern about the safety of DEHP
November 2009Study claiming to show prenatal exposure to DEHP and DBP has feminising effect on young boys should be treated with extreme caution says ECPIA new study, which claims to show that prenatal exposure to DEHP
and DBP has a feminising effect on young boys, should be treated
with extreme caution, says the European Council for Plasticisers
and Intermediates (ECPI).
October 2009Plasticiser industry comments on the Danish Environment Ministry chemical awareness campaign “65,000 grunde til bedre kemi”the Danish Environment Ministry's awareness campaign, launched
on October 23 2009 to draw attention to possible risks to young
children exposed to a range of different chemicals, needs to be
kept in perspective.
The Environment Ministry mentions certain "phthalates", as being
among the many chemicals that might be of concern. However it is
important to note some of the facts which are somewhat buried in
the text of the Danish study before jumping to conclusions.
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.
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