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August 15, 2011 - Volume 89, Number 33
- p. 25
Government & Policy Concentrates
More Government & Policy Concentrates
- Groups Seek Deadline For Ozone Standards
- A coalition of health and environmental groups is asking a federal appeals court to set an immediate deadline for EPA to decid...
- Phthalate Testing Process Set By CPSC
- Under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, several phthalates used as plasticizers were banned from products intended for children ...
- Science Gender Gap Remains, Report Finds
- A new study of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) finds that women in these jobs earn higher salaries...
- Energy Panel Sees Risks In Gas Drilling
- Natural gas recovered from shale rock formations has “enormous potential to provide economic and environmental benefits for the country,”....
- EPA Proposes Easing CO2 Controls
- Carbon dioxide injected underground would not be treated as a hazardous waste under an EPA proposal issued Aug. 4...
Topics Covered
Under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, several phthalates used as plasticizers were banned from products intended for children 12 years old and younger. Products have to be tested by a third party to ensure compliance with the law. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has just published the process for laboratories to get approved for testing children’s products for phthalates. Basically, testing labs must use test methods approved by CPSC for phthalates and be accredited by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation–Mutual Recognition Arrangement for these tests. Labs must apply for accreditation to CPSC. The 2008 law bans six phthalates from children’s products—di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, benzyl butyl phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, and di-n-octyl phthalate. However, because phthalates are ubiquitous, each of the banned chemicals can be present at concentrations of up to 1,000 ppm.
- Chemical & Engineering News
- ISSN 0009-2347
- Copyright © 2011 American Chemical Society
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