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[Survey of Plasticizers in Polyvinyl Chloride Toys]

[Survey of Plasticizers in Polyvinyl Chloride Toys]

Yutaka Abe, Miku Yamaguchi, Motoh Mutsuga, Yoshichika Hirahara, Yoko Kawamura

Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi. 2012;53(1):19-27.

PMID: 22450665

Abstract:

Plasticizers in 101 samples of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) toys on the Japanese market were surveyed. No phthalates were detected in designated toys, though bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, diisobutyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate and benzyl butyl phthalate were detected in more than half of other toys. 2,2,4-Tributyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutylate, o-acetyl tributyl citrate, adipates and diacetyl lauroyl glycerol, which are alternative plasticizers to phthalates, were detected. The results of structural analysis confirmed the presence of di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate, tributyl citrate, diisononyl 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylate and neopentyl glycol esters; these have not previonsly been reported in Japan. There appears to be a shift in plasticizers used for designated toys from phthalates to new plasticizers, and the number of different plasticizers is increasing.

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