Survey of chemical substances in consumer products, 77 – Survey and health assesment of chemicals substances in sex toys

Survey and health assesment of chemicals substances in sex toys

Preface

The project "Analysis and health risk assessment of chemical substances in sex toys” has been carried out from 15 April 2005 to 1 November 2005. This report presents the results of the assessment.

The project has been carried out by Danish Technological Institute, Materials Division, and been headed by project manager lic.scient. Nils H. Nilsson, who has also been the contact person to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Laboratory manager Nils Bernth has been responsible for the laboratory analyses and the migration tests, assisted by laboratory technician Eva Pedersen, Chemistry and Water Technology with Head of Section Paul Lyck Hansen as quality controller.

For screening and assessment of health effects (consumer exposure) and risks M.Sc. Bjørn Malmgren-Hansen and B.Eng. Kirsten Pommer have formed the expert group with cand. scient. Ole Chr. Hansen as quality controller.

The project manager has been responsible for interviews, procurement of test products information retrieval and has been the DTI expert within rubber and plastics.

The aim of the project is to examine whether there are hazardous substances in sex toys in use based on worst case scenarios.