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Mr President, phthalates are added to products, especially those made of PVC, in order to make them more flexible. The many products involved are used as packaging, cosmetics, bathing accessories and, unfortunately, toys. These toys are squeaky, soft and particularly fun for small children to play with, which means that they often put them in their mouths.
Research has proven that phthalates can cause allergies as well as liver, kidney and lung damage. They can also have a harmful effect on the endocrine glands, and are reprotoxic and carcinogenic. The rules currently in place, which ban the use of phthalates at levels exceeding 0.1% by weight in childcare articles and toys, go some way towards protecting children. They are an inadequate safeguard, however, particularly since the liberal economy and the laws of competition mean that legislative provisions are sometimes nothing but wishful thinking.
The need to inform and educate people about these threats is a major problem. It would be preferable if products made from PVC were to be replaced by those made from wood, rubber, ceramics, leather or other natural materials. We should remember that the uncompromising reaction of any organism, and of babies and small children in particular, to any such detrimental compromise, is disease."@en1
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