News and Information Archives

• The Use of Phthalate Esters in Toys, November 20, 2001
  Phthalate Esters Panel of the American Chemistry Council



• The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel's (CPSC CHAP) Evaluation of Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP), June 19, 2001
  The Phthalate Esters Panel of the American Chemistry Council
  
  
• International Council Of Toys Industries' Statement Concerning The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's CHAP Report On Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP), June 19, 2001
  International Council of Toy Industries
  
  
• Phthalates and Endocrine Modulation: Why Phthalates Are Not Endocrine Disrupters
  European Council of Plasticisers & Intermediates

• Holiday Scare Tactics Ignore Scientific Evidence, November 2001
  The Phthalate Esters Panel of the American Chemistry Council
  

• The Phthalate Esters Panel of the American Chemistry Council Statement on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Report, March 21, 2001
  The Phthalate Esters Panel of the American Chemistry Council
  

• Study Quantifies Children's Mouthing of Objects, January 8, 2001
  Harvard School of Public Health

• Study Finds Children Spend Less Time Mouthing Objects Than Previously Thought, January 10, 2001
  International Council of Toy Industries

• Scaring Up Money with False Attacks on Science, September 20, 2000
  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
  
  
• Campaign Against Plastic Not Serious, July 9, 2000
  Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden)
  
  

• Greenpeace Toys with the Facts, December 8, 1999
  Statement by Timothy F. Burns, Executive Director, The Vinyl Institute

• Scientific Report Supports Continued Use of Phthalates In Children's Products, December 2, 1999
  Toy Manufacturers Association of America

• European Ban on Phthalates in Toys Flies in Face of Decades of Safe Use, November 11, 1999
  Statement by Timothy F. Burns, Executive Director, The Vinyl Institute

• Politics Triumph Over Science in Europe, says Industry, November 10, 1999
  PR Newswire

• "The Latest Phony Chemical Scare," by Dr. C. Everett Koop, June 22, 1999
  Excerpted from The Wall Street Journal

• Dr. C. Everett Koop, American Council of Science and Health Deserves Nation's Thanks for Setting the Record Straight on the Safety of Plasticizers in Vinyl Plastic, June 22, 1999
  Statement by the Vinyl Institute

• "Time to Stop Fear-Mongering Campaign Says Industry," February 8, 1999
  Statement by the Toy Manufacturers of America

• "CPSC Releases Study on Phthalates in Teethers, Rattles and Other Children's Products," December 2, 1998
  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

• "Time to Stop Fear-Mongering Campaign Says Industry," December 1, 1998
  Joint Press Release of Toy Industries of Europe and the European Council of Plasticizers and Intermediates

• "Vinyl Institute Warns Parents Against False Greenpeace Information," November 26, 1998
  The Vinyl Institute

• "Greenpeace Yells Fire in a Crowded Daycare Center," November 20, 1998
  Michael Fumento, The Hudson Institute

• "Phthalate Scare is Fear-Based, Not Fact-Based, Says Consumer Alert," November 19, 1998
  Consumer Alert

• "Vinyl Industry Stands Behind the Safety of Vinyl Toys," November 19, 1998
  The Vinyl Institute

• "VCC Initiatives On Soft Vinyl Products For Very Young Children," November 16, 1998
  Vinyl Council of Canada

• Statement of the Chlorine Chemistry Council and the Vinyl Institute Regarding Plasticizer Additives in Vinyl Products, November 13, 1998

• "Dutch Consensus Group Report Confirms Safety of Phthalates in Toys," September 21, 1998
  Joint press release of the Toy Industries of Europe, European Council of Plasticizers and Intermediates and the European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers

• "Industry responds to Commission recommendation on soft PVC toys - common test method needed," July 1, 1998
  Joint press release of the Toy Industries of Europe, European Council of Plasticizers and Intermediates and the European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers