The European Commission has launched a public consultation on an update to its guidelines on benefit-risk assessments for medical devices containing phthalates. This is the first time the Commission ...
The European Commission has published draft guidelines on assessing the risk and benefits of using phthalates in medical devices. Officials published the guidelines to help manufacturers comply with ...
We’re not talking about PFAS — we’re talking about phthalates. By now, we’ve all heard about the risks of PFAS, neurotoxic compounds that have aptly been nicknamed “forever chemicals” due to their ...
More than a dozen uses of two common phthalates—diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP)—pose health risks to workers from inhalation exposure, the US Environmental Protection Agency ...
Even before a child is born, maternal phthalate exposure could be setting them up for health complications (and even death). The evidence of the dangers of plastic continues to stack up with ...