I’m not totally anti-plastic. I just worry about plasticizers, the chemicals required to make them into consumer products.
I’m not alone.
This month a federal law took effect banning phthalates in children’s toys and other kid products, according to this NPR story.
“In preparation for the federal ban, manufacturers have been reformulating baby rattles and plastic toys with phthalate substitutes,” the story says. “But the ban doesn’t spell out what chemicals they can use to replace phthalates.”
Aren’t we just trading one phthalate for another?
“It’s a trade secret,” argue most manufacturers.
Of course it is, right?
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