Vinyl Ducky, Out of Lucky.(public-interest groups ask for ban on children's toys and products made of vinyl plastic)(Brief Article)

Newsweek | November 30, 1998 | Copyright

Nothing puts the kibosh on a Christmas shopping spree like the phrase "potential carcinogen." So the toy industry wasn't cheering last week when a dozen public-interest groups, led by Greenpeace, petitioned the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban children's toys and products made of vinyl plastic, especially those intended to be sucked or chewed. They say the plastic contains a chemical called DINP, which makes vinyl soft and pliable--but in high doses can cause liver and kidney damage in lab animals.

The CPSC has been studying vinyl for almost a year, says ...

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