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"Mr President, I would like to thank my colleague, Mr Arvidsson, for his excellent work. The debate on phthalates can only be fruitful if the arguments are based on scientific evidence, not populist theory. More research is needed so that the long-term effects on health of the different phthalates can be accounted for thoroughly. I would be very pleased if we could ban tobacco, which we have classified as dangerous. As legislators, we cannot use excessive force.
If a good deal of phthalates were banned with no clear justification, the toy industry would seek refuge in other PVC plastic softeners, about whose long-term effects there is even less knowledge than phthalates. Let us now just ban those which have been shown to be dangerous. As it is a matter of the most tender age group of all, the under three-year-olds, precaution is really relevant here. What the toy is used for cannot in itself be a determining factor in deciding which phthalates can be used and which cannot. The labelling of toys alone is not sufficiently safe. Everyone understands that small children put everything that is in reach in their mouths first, including dirt. In families where there are children of different ages, it is utterly impossible to sort toys for them to play with according to how suitable they are. It is best if we simply do not buy these products."@en1
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