Survey of Chemical Substances in Consumer Products, 74 – Evaluation of the health risk to animals playing with phthalate containing toys

Evaluation of the health risk to animals playing with phthalate containing toys

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Title:
Evaluation of the health risk to animals playing with phthalate containing toys

Key Subjects:
health; chemicals; chemical products;

Key Subjects in Danish:
kortlægning; sundhed; kemikalier; kemiske produkter;

Abstract:
Phthalates are used as plasticisers in various polymers (e.g., PVC) that are found in a wide range of products. An earlier survey shows high contents of two phtalates - DEHP and DINP- in PVC toys to animals. When DEHP exposure was estimated based on the relatively conservative assumption that 10% of the phthalate migrates while in the gastrointestinal tract, critical exposure levels were derived for all the scenarios, i.e. even the largest dog eating only 1 g of toy/day that contains a mean content of DEHP is exposed to doses of DEHP where toxic effects can occur.

Abstract in Danish:
Phthalater anvendes bl.a. som blødgørere i forskellige polymerer (f.eks. PVC) og findes derfor i en lang række forbrugerprodukter. En undersøgelse igangsat af Miljøstyrelsen viste, at der var store mængder af de to phthalater - DEHP og DINP - i PVC legetøj til dyr. Med hensyn til DEHP viste eksponeringsberegningerne både ved anvendelsen af den målte migrationsrate samt ved antagelsen om 10%'s migration, at eksponeringen for størstedelen af alle scenarierne oversteg det kritiske niveau, hvor toksisk effekter er vurderet at kunne opstå.

Series title and no.:
Survey of Chemical Substances in Consumer Products, 74

Publisher:
Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Performing organization(s):
Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research

Copyright:
Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Creators:
Müller, Anne Kirstine; Nielsen, Elsa; Ladefoged, Ole; Dalgaard, Majken; Hass, Ulla

Contributor:
Schultz Grafisk (web)

Language:
eng

URL:
http://www.mst.dk/

ISBN nr. Electronic version:
87-7052-192-1

Version:
1.0

Version/edition:
2006-08-23

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