[ 25 November 2003 ]

Separating Fact from Fiction - Recent Regulatory Findings about Vinyl Toys

It’s that time of year again – toy season

And along with the bustle of holiday toy shopping comes the perennial burst of news releases, some of them quite alarmist, warning consumers of certain toy safety hazards. We expect that publicity about phthalates – the plasticizer used to make vinyl toys soft and pliable – may be incomplete, misleading or even flatly wrong. And that is not only an industry opinion. The low risk posed by the phthalates in toys is affirmed by scientific reports issued earlier this year by U. S. and European regulatory agencies.

• Link to full media statement