Consumer Affairs Commissioner Emma Bonino

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Series Details 21/05/98, Volume 4, Number 20
Publication Date 21/05/1998
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Date: 21/05/1998

was expected to announce a ban on certain babies' toys containing PVC (polyvinyl chloride) this week. Bonino argues that toys which babies keep in their mouths for a long time, such as teething-rings and teats on feeding bottles, should be prohibited because they contain unacceptable levels of phthalates - toxic substances which have been found to cause cancer and infertility in high concentrations.

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