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Phthalate content testing

Phthalates, or phthalate esters, are a group of chemical compounds that are mainly used as
plasticizers (substances added to plastics to increase their flexibility). They are chiefly used to turn polyvinyl chloride from a hard plastic into a flexible plastic without sacrificing its durability. But its unreasonable use will harm human body, and bring serious impact on growth of infants and young children. The updated EU directive for phthalate 2005/84/EC came into force on January 16, 2007, this directive applies to all plastic toys and childcare articles; US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act 2008 also prohibit the use of phthalates in toys and child care products. Government of Canada also propose to restrict the use of phthalate on June, 2009.

A) EU Reach Appendix 17（Original 2005/84/EC）

Phthalates	Limit	Reach Annex XVII （Original 2005/84/EC）
DEHP	0.1%	Plasticized material on toys and childcare articles
DBP
BBP
DINP	0.1%	Plasticized material on toys and childcare articles which can be placed in the mouth
DIDP
DNOP

B) California AB1108

Phthalates	Limit	California AB1108
DEHP	0.1%	Any toy or childcare article
DBP	0.1%
BBP	0.1%
DINP	0.1%	Any toys and childcare articles which can be placed in mouth for children under 3
DIDP	0.1%
DNOP	0.1%

C) USA CPSIA

Phthalates	Limit	CPSIA
DEHP	0.1%	Any toys for children up to 12 and childcare articles for children up to 3
DBP	0.1%
BBP	0.1%
DINP	0.1%	Any toys for children up to 12 that can be placed in a child’s mouth and childcare articles for children up to 3
DIDP	0.1%
DNOP	0.1%

D) Requirement of CHPA on Phthalate

Phthalates	Limit	CHPA
DEHP	0.1%	Ethylene toys and children care article
DBP	0.1%
BBP	0.1%
DINP	0.1%	Ethylene toys and children care articles designed for children under 4 years of old and could be placed in mouth
DIDP	0.1%
DNOP	0.1%

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