Phthalates Testing

1, What is Phthalates (Phthalates)?
Phthalates (phthalates) are a group of chemical compounds, mainly used in PVC material, so that by the hard PVC plastic into a flexible plastic, play the role of plasticizer.

2, Phthalates Phthalates hazard
New research from Germany shows that many cosmetics, toys, food packaging are the existence of a health hazard chemicals Phthalate. Studies have shown that this substance widely found in cosmetics, children's toys, food packaging, if its content is exceeded, will have a significant hazard to human health. Studies have shown that phthalates in humans and animals play a role similar to estrogen, can interfere with the endocrine. In cosmetics, nail polish highest levels of phthalates, a lot of cosmetics also contain aromatic components of the substance. Cosmetics such substances through women's respiratory system and skin into the body, if excessive use will increase women's risk of breast cancer, but also endanger their future fertility of the male reproductive system.

3, Phthalates (phthalates) often present with what materials?
Phthalates are a class can play a role in softening chemicals. It is widely used in toys, food packaging materials, medical bags, and pipes, vinyl flooring and wallpaper, detergents, lubricants, personal care products, such as nail polish, hair sprays, soaps and shampoo and other hundreds of products medium.

4, toys phthalates content limits command:
As people Phthalates (phthalates) understanding of children's products phthalates more attention attention. The European Union in 1999 formally decided in the EU member states, for use by children under 3 years old contact with the mouth toys (such as baby pacifiers) and other phthalates in children's products for restricted content. Experts found that contain phthalates soft plastic toys and children's products may be a child placed in the mouth, and if placed on long enough, it will lead to the dissolution of phthalates exceeds safe levels, would endanger liver and kidneys of children, it can cause damage precocious puberty.
The restriction of toys and child care articles Phthalates EU Directive No. 2005/84/EC, on January 16, 2007 becomes effective, all EU member states was July 16, 2007 the directive into national legislation, January 16, 2008 began to implement their relevant legislation.
According to Directive stipulates that children's care is any help children sleep, relaxation, hygiene, and feeding the children or allow children to absorb the products, which include a variety of shapes and types of pacifiers.

5,2005 / 84/EC Directive on phthalates limits:
● toys or child care articles plastic contains three types of phthalates (DEHP, DBP and BBP), the concentration should not exceed 0.1%. Referred to 3P.
● DEHP, DBP and BBP concentration of more than 0.1% of the toys and child care articles, not sold in the EU market.
● Children may be put into the mouth of toys and childcare articles, the plastic contains three types of phthalates (DINP, DIDP, DNOP), the concentration should not exceed 0.1%.
● DINP, DIDP and DNOP concentration of more than 0.1% of the toys and child care articles, not sold in the EU market.
● DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP and DNOP referred to as the 6P.
● Phthalates Phthalates in 16 kinds of harmful substances (referred 16P):
1. Diisononyl ortho-phthalate (DINP) phthalate isononylphtalate
2.Bis (2-ethylhexyl) ortho-phthalate (DEHP) phthalate (2 - ethylhexyl) ester
3. Di-n-butyl ortho-phthalate (DBP)-n-butyl phthalate
4. Diisodecyl ortho-phthalate (DIDP) phthalate esters Kwai
5. Di-iso-butyl ortho-phthalate (DIBP) of diisobutyl phthalate
6. Benzyl-n-butyl ortho-phthalate (BBP) Benzyl butyl phthalate
7. Di-n-octyl ortho-phthalate (DNOP) n-octyl phthalate
8. Diisooctyl ortho-phthalate (DIOP) Dioctyl phthalate
9. Dimethyl ortho-phthalate (DMP), dimethyl phthalate
10. Dinonyl ortho-phthalate (DNNP) n-nonyl phthalate
11. Dinheptyl ortho-phthalate (DHP) heptyl phthalate ester
12. Diphenyl ortho-phthalate (DPP) amyl acetate phthalate
13. Dicthyl ortho-phthalate (DEP), diethyl phthalate
14. Dicyclohexyl ortho-phthalate (DCHP) dicyclohexyl phthalate esters
15. Di-propyl ortho-phthalate (DPRP) propyl phthalate
16. Diisonoyl adipate (DINA), dinonyl phthalate

In Phthalates Phthalates detection, according to the EU requirements to protect the health of children in children's toys, 3P/6P/16P the content can not exceed its standard requirements, otherwise, their products can not be exported to the EU and other places, we usually called free 3P/6P/16P (non-3P/non6P/non-16P).