Are consumers – both adults and children – safe from chemical exposure when using products that contain vinyl?
Yes. Toys – Vinyl toys have been reviewed for safety by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the main U.S. government agency charged with monitoring the safety of consumer products. In 2003, after a thorough review, CPSC found “no demonstrated health risk from using PVC toys.” The evaluation included a review of the safety of DINP, the main plasticizer used to make soft vinyl toys. CPSC concluded that “few, if any children, are at risk” of injury from chewing on toys that contain DINP. Shower curtains and new cars -In decades of use by hundreds of millions of people worldwide, there is no evidence of human harm from vinyl in new car interiors or shower curtains. What is DEHP and is it safe? DEHP is a plasticizer used in various types of flexible vinyl products, including critical-care medical products. DEHP allows vinyl to be softened and shaped into many designs without cracking or leaking. It has been studied extensively by industry, government and third-party scientis
