Plasticizers in PVC Toys and Childcare Products: What
In 1999, the EU banned the use of certain phthalates as plasticizers for toys and childcare products. To check the plasticizers actually used, in the rst half of 2007 toys and childcare articles consisting of plasticized PVC were collected at retail by the ofcial control authorities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Plasticizers in PVC Toys and Childcare Products: What
Many soft toys and childcare articles, such as chewy teethers, soft figures, dolls, inflatable toys and pinafores, are made of plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In the past, usually phthalates were used as plasticizers, typically at concentrations of 20–35% ( w / w ).
Plasticizer migration from children's toys, child care
Dialkyl phthalates, including diisononyl phthalate (DINP), have been used as plasticizers in children's products made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), such as teethers and toys. Children may be exposed to phthalates when handling or mouthing PVC products because plasticizers are not covalently bound.
Plasticizer migration from children's toys, child care
Plasticizers identified by in the 38 PVC articles included acetyltributyl citrate (ATBC) (20); di (2-ethylhexyl) (DEHT) (14); 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester (DINX) (13); 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate (TPIB) (9); di (2 ethyhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (1); and DINP (1).
Plasticizers and the CPSIA - U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Restrictions in toys and Yes Yes Yes No No No No childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth - The table shows commercial plasticisers which are used in PVC toys, have The potential to be used in PVC toys, or which have been restricted in PVC toys. - Not all of The substances with The potential to be used are necessarily used in PVC toys.
- Which plasticizer is used in a backpack and a toy?
- DIDP and DINCH dominated the plasticizer composition in one backpack (ST-b, 14.6±3.71%) and one plastic toy (WA-t1, 22.7±2.43%), respectively. The CPSIA limits the application of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DnOP, DINP and DIDP in children’s toys and child-care articles.
- Are plasticizers in children's backpacks and plastic toys a source of dermal exposure?
- This work has measured the mass content of plasticizers that are currently used in children’s backpacks and plastic toys. Product wipes were used to examine the transfer of plasticizers from children’s backpacks and plastic toys, which may be potential sources for dermal exposure to plasticizers.
- What is the most common plasticizer?
- DEHT, a structural isomer to DEHP, was the most common plasticizer and was detected in four of the six backpacks with mass content ranging from 5.38±1.98% to 25.5±3.54% and in six out of the seven plastic toys with mass content ranging from 8.17±1.85% to 21.2±1.11%.
- Are plasticizers a mass transfer product?
- These results suggest that the mass transfer of plasticizers from products to clothing or human skin is strongly associated with their mass content. Ortho-phthalate esters (e.g., di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, DEHP) are used as plasticizers to impart flexibility to polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
- How many phthalates and non-phthalate plasticizers are in PVC medical devices?
- Gimeno P, Thomas S, Bousquet C, Maggio A-F, Civade C, Brenier C et al. Identification and quantification of 14 phthalates and 5 non-phthalate plasticizers in PVC medical devices by GC–MS. J Chromatogr B 2014; 949–950: 99–108. Xu Y, Liu Z, Park J, Clausen PA, Benning JL, Little JC .
- Do product wipes transfer plasticizers from children's backpacks and plastic toys?
- Product wipes were used to examine the transfer of plasticizers from children’s backpacks and plastic toys, which may be potential sources for dermal exposure to plasticizers. The amount of plasticizers observed on product wipes was correlated with the compounds’ mass content in the product.
