The safety of medical devices containing DEHP plasticized PVC or other plasticizers on neonates and other groups possibly at risk (2015 update)

Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2016 Apr:76:209-10. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.01.013. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

Collaborators

Michelle Epstein, Igor Emri, Philippe Hartemann, Peter Hoet, Norbert Leitgeb, Luis Martínez Martinez, Ana Proykova, Luigi Rizzo, Eduardo Rodriguez-Farré, Lesley Rushton, Konrad Rydzynski, Theodoros Samaras, Emanuela Testai, Theodorus Vermeire

Affiliations

¹ Member of the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR), Luxembourg.
² Member of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), Luxembourg.
³ Member of the SCENIHR Working Group on DEHP, Luxembourg.

PMID: 26854686
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.01.013

No abstract available

Keywords: Alternative plasticizers; DEHP; Health risks; Medical devices; Neonates; Phthalates; SCENIHR; Scientific opinion.

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Animals
Diethylhexyl Phthalate / adverse effects*
Diethylhexyl Phthalate / standards
Equipment Design
Equipment Safety* / standards
Equipment and Supplies / adverse effects*
Equipment and Supplies / standards
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Patient Safety*
Plasticizers / adverse effects*
Plasticizers / standards
Polyvinyl Chloride / adverse effects*
Polyvinyl Chloride / standards
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Toxicity Tests

Substances

Plasticizers
Polyvinyl Chloride
Diethylhexyl Phthalate