PVC
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Risk assessment of di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) performed by the Office of Science and Technology in 2000 will help form the basis for the device center's decision on a June 1999 Heath Care Without Harm citizen petition (1"The Gray Sheet" June 28, 1999, p. 12). The petition called for labeling polyvinyl chloride devices with warnings that indicate potential hazards of DEHP leaching from the PVC device and information on FDA-approved alternatives to PVC. The OST risk hazard report is currently being reviewed by the FDA Senior Science Council and could be released to the public as soon as mid-August, staffers indicate