DEHP risk elevated in Germany
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Federal Risk Assessment Institute challenges evaluation that average daily intake of plasticizer is within tolerable dose range, asserts daily intake "may be far higher than assumed up to now." New study data from the University of Erlangen could lead to exposure-reducing measures, the institute says Aug. 13, emphasizing DEHP use in the production of PVC-containing devices such as dialysis tubes. In the U.S., industry groups claim CDRH reacted hastily to an unestablished link between DEHP and developmental difficulties (1"The Gray Sheet" Dec. 9, 2002, p. 9)...