MANILA, Philippines — Professional-environment group Ecowaste Coalition is asking on enterprise house owners to stick to legal guidelines banning using poisonous chemical substances in kids’s toys.
The group mentioned it has monitored a number of toys within the Philippine market containing phthalates, or chemical substances that may have an effect on kids’s well being, and should result in studying difficulties, cardiovascular ailments, and different sicknesses.
“Research in animals and people have linked phthalate publicity to a variety of well being issues, together with bronchial asthma and allergic sicknesses, cardiovascular ailments, cancers, neurodevelopmental problems reminiscent of consideration deficits, studying difficulties and mental incapacity, and reproductive well being problems reminiscent of genital abnormalities,” it mentioned in a press release on Saturday.
Ecowaste Coalition campaigner Manny Calonzo requested companies to chorus from promoting tender toys, which can include polyvinyl chloride plastic and phthalates.
“Because the PVC ban on toys just isn’t but in place, we urge enterprise institutions to chorus from promoting tender toys that aren’t approved, licensed and labeled PVC- and phthalate-free,” Calonzo mentioned.
The group additionally reminded customers to comply with the rules beneath to make sure that they purchase secure toys for kids:
- Keep away from merchandise product of PVC, vinyl or plastic marked #3.
- Chorus from shopping for tender and squeaky plastic toys except licensed phthalate-free.
- Keep away from plastic merchandise with a powerful chemical scent.
- Buy duly approved and labeled merchandise from licensed distributors, wholesalers and retailers.
- Search for dependable phthalate-free marks on the product label.
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