A new study at Karlstad University in Sweden shows that phthalates from PVC flooring materials is taken up by our bodies. Phthalates are substances suspected to cause asthma and allergies, as well as ...
Regulations in the making could spell hard times for PVC in medical devices—or at least for PVC plasticized with phthalates. Or, as in the past, recent news may prove more smoke than fire. Despite ...