PLASTIC TOYS STUDY
February 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE USE of acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC) as a plasticiser in children's toys is not only safe, but current risk assessment models are reliable, European Union (EU) scientists have ruled. The European Commission's scientific committee on toxicity, ecotoxicity and the environment (CSTEE) has concluded that Toxicology/Regulatory Services Inc.'s (Charlotteville, USA) 2003 standard measurement of ATBC's potential to leach into human saliva is "of good quality." "In addition," said a report from the committee, "the CSTEE is of the opinion that the risk ...
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