Foreword

Survey and Health Assement of the exposue of 2-year-olds to chemical substances in Consumer Product

The project on investigation of the exposure of 2 year-olds to chemical substances through contact with consumer products was carried out from July 2008 to September 2009.

The present report describes the results of this project, including a survey of the products as well as chemical analyses and risk assessments of a number of selected products that 2 year-old children come into contact with throughout the course of a day.

A total of 12 product groups were included in the survey phase. Selected products from 10 of these product groups were subsequently included in a screening phase and several problematic substances were subjected to quantitative analysis.

Risk assessment was also performed for a number of problematic substances.

The results of this report will be followed up by an information campaign primarily targeting parents and grandparents of 2 year-old children. This information campaign will be launched during calendar week 43, 2009.

This project has been carried out through a cooperation between the Danish Consumer Council, Operate, FORCE Technology, DHI and the Danish Technological Institute.

Project management was undertaken by Kasper Westphal Pedersen, area director and communications advisor at Operate, and Kathe Tønning M.Sc. (Arch.) of the Danish Technological Institute.

Analyses were performed by Eva Jacobsen, Laboratory Manager and Eva Pedersen, Consultant, from the Danish Technological Institute; and Marianne Strange B.Sc. Ph.D from FORCE Technology. Risk assessments were performed by Pia Brunn Poulsen MSc (Polytechnical) from FORCE, Lise Møller MSc (Biology), and Helle Buchardt Boyd MSc (Food sciences) from DHI.

Operate’s communications advisor Michael Minter participated as executive supervisor for the information campaign. Environmental policy representative Claus Jørgensen from the Danish Consumer Council participated.

The project was followed up by an advisory group consisting of

Shima Dobel, Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Tina Wissendorff, Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Kathe Tønning, Danish Technological Institute

The project is funded by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.