Update to the TMT Industry Insider article, “New Federal Safety Standard Proposed for Phthalates in Children’s Toys and Certain Child Care Articles,” which was posted on February 12, 2015. The deadline to submit comments on the proposed CPSC rule on phthalates has been extended to April 15, 2015.
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A new and more stringent federal safety standard for phthalates in children’s toys and certain child care articles was proposed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or “Commission”) on Dec. 30, 2014. See Consumer Product Safety Commission, Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates, 79 Fed. Reg. 78324 (Dec. 30, 2014) (amending 16 C.F.R. § 1307). This proposed rule on phthalates (the “proposed rule”) would establish a new federal standard on the use of specified phthalates in children’s toys and child care articles and expand the list of permanently banned phthalates under current law.