BRUSSELS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The European Commission should review a decision to let companies use recycled plastics containing DEHP, a toxic additive, since it failed to properly consider associated ...

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A study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) at Karolinska Institutet published in Toxicological Sciences shows that the chemical di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), which is found in ...

The idea of scrapping the use of polyvinylchloride (PVC) materials containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) plasticizers is not new. However, despite such endeavors, both PVC and DEHP plasticizer ...

Two studies in mice add to the evidence that the phthalate DEHP, a plasticizing agent used in auto upholstery, baby toys, building materials and many other consumer products, can undermine female ...

While phthalate esters such as DEHP are the most widely used plasticizers for flexible PVC medical compounds and have been for 50 years, issues concerning their possible effects on human health have ...

FDA's new draft guidance advises manufacturers to eliminate DEHP altogether in some devices. A new FDA draft guidance advises manufacturers on methods to reduce or eliminate risks associated with the ...

More than 16,000 chemicals are used to produce plastics — and some are silently killing us. Particularly worrisome is di-2-ethylhexylphthalate, or DEHP, a chemical used to soften plastic products.

Although the science supporting the health hazards of DEHP plasticizers is sketchy, to say the least, the material is tainted in the public view as a result of campaigns led by activist organizations, ...