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Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on Phthalates Meeting

Monday, July 25, 2011 - Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Bethesda, Maryland

Section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to convene a Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) to study the effects on children’s health of all phthalates and phthalate alternatives as used in children’s toys and child care articles. The CHAP makes recommendations to the Commission regarding any phthalates (or combinations of phthalates) in addition to those identified in section 108 of the CPSIA or phthalate alternatives that the panel determines should be declared banned hazardous substances. The fifth meeting of the CHAP on phthalates was held July 25 and 26, 2011 at CPSC headquarters.

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Read the Public Notice [Text] [PDF]



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Monday Morning Session
Monday Afternoon Session
Tuesday Session


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   Non-Government Participants' Reports
These reports were not prepared by the Commission or Commission staff and are not official documents of the CPSC, have not been reviewed by, and may not necessarily reflect the views of, the Commission.
DiNP Dose-Response Studies: Gestation PK and Developmental EffectsPostnatal Effects, Rebecca Clewell, PhD, Research Investigator, Institute for Chemical Safety Sciences, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (Funding Provided by ExxonMobile Chemical Company).
Plasticizer Market Update, Calvin Emanuel, SPI Vinyl Plastics Division, BASF
Phthalate Exposure Assessment, Versar, Inc.
Email Communication from Steve Risotto, American Chemistry Council, August 5, 2011
Email Communication from Steve Risotto, American Chemistry Council, August 25, 2011