Political Quotes

“It is very flexible. It is loaded with these chemicals. So you can see Max is a little bit older, chewing on a teether. Tests found that teether contained a high level of phthalates. In 2006, the San Francisco Chronicle sent 16 common children's toys like this teether to a Chicago lab to test whether they contained phthalates. They did, in fact. The results should alarm parents everywhere. One teether contained a phthalate level of five times the proposed limit. A rubber duck sold at Walgreens had 13 times the amount of phthalates now permissible under California law. The face of a popular doll contained double California's new phthalates limits. Another study tested 20 popular plastic toys. The results were equally troubling. A Baby I'm Yours doll sold at Target contained nearly 32 percent of phthalates. A toy ball sold at Toys R Us was found to contain 47½ percent phthalates. Three types of squeeze toys--a penguin and two ducks--contained high levels of phthalates. They were also bought at Wal-Mart and Target. The amendment would replicate what will be California law in 2008 and ban the use of the chemical phthalates in toys as California has done and eight States are continuing to do. The European Union banned phthalates in 2006.”