<?xml version="1.0"  encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Plasticisers Information Centre</title><link>http://www.plasticisers.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Information on plasticisers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:45:22 GMT</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><image><title>Plasticisers Information Centre</title><width>33</width><height>15</height><link>http://www.plasticisers.org/</link><url>http://www.plasticisers.org/includes/structural-images/ecpi-flag.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[EU confirms that the most widely used plasticisers are safe]]></title><link>http://www.plasticisers.org/pressrelease/details/index.asp?id=9</link><description><![CDATA[The EU has confirmed that two of the most widely-used plasticisers are not classified as hazardous and pose no risks to either human health or the environment from their current use. The publication in the European Union Official Journal of the outcomes of the EU risk assessments for Di-&#8216;isononyl&#8217; phthalate (DINP) and Di-&#8216;isodecyl&#8217; phthalate (DIDP) marks the end of a 10 year process of extensive scientific evaluation by regulators and provides confirmation of safety for users across Europe.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plasticised PVC cashes in on fraud]]></title><link>http://www.plasticisers.org/index.asp?page=53</link><description><![CDATA[A massive new market for specially produced plasticised PVC film has opened up in India as the country moves to plastic money. Printing of new Rs 500 denomination currency notes on the extra-thin PVC film has already begun and if all goes well millions of RS 100 and RS 50 denomination notes will follow. The intention is to eventually phase out all paper notes.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street Journal Gives Skewed Account of Risk from Phthalates]]></title><link>http://www.stats.org/record.jsp?type=news&amp;ID=515</link><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal launched a carefully-crafted attack on phthalates, a family of colorless oil-like substances that prolong the scent of perfume, make nail polish flexible, and prevent children&#8217;s toys from cracking under the pressure of being chewed among other uses. This follows on an activist-driven campaign over the past year to have the chemicals banned in the U.S. Without directly endorsing the studies claiming a link between phthalates and male genital deformation, the WSJ suggested that we should be nervous. Only there&#8217;s a problem: the studies cited in the article are far less conclusive than the paper suggests. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scoubidou strings]]></title><link>http://www.phthalates.com/pressrelease/details/index.asp?id=13</link><description><![CDATA[Scientific experts have given a reassurance to parents that phthalate plasticisers used to make Scoubidou strings are extremely unlikely to be endangering children's health.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
