Abstract
ON OCT. 14, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation that prohibits the use of certain phthalates in toys and child care products for children under three years of age. We must take this action to protect our children, Schwarzenegger said. These chemicals threaten the health and safety of our children at critical stages in their development. This law is the product of the politics of fear, says American Chemistry Council President Jack Gerard. It is not good science, and it is not good government. Thorough scientific reviews in this country and in Europe have found these toys safe for children to use. Specifically, the California law will ban the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any toy or child care product that contains more than 0.1% of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), or benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). Also, toys or child care articles that can be put in children's mouths are banned if they contain more than 0.1% of diisononyl phthalate (DINP), d...
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