EU plans tougher controls for dangerous chemicals - Plastics News

EU plans tougher controls for dangerous chemicals
Plastics News
ECHA says the majority of these relate to four named phthalates: dibutyl phthalate (DBP), diisobutyl phthalate, benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) and bis (2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP). More information is at the website: echa.europa.eu.

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Belgian study measures phthalate contamination in foods - Chemical Watch (subscription)

Belgian study measures phthalate contamination in foods
Chemical Watch (subscription)
They tested 400 food products on sale in Belgium for eight phthalate compounds. The “most abundant” phthalate was di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), next came diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), and benzylbutyl phthalate (BBP).

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