phthalate ban applied retroactively?

[#1]

This from twitter:
Court rules against CPSC phthalates to apply retroactively to http://tinyurl.com/dg9437

[Former_Member]

I kind of understand a phthalates ban going forward. We have gotten rid of plastic toys (sadly, they do come back) and don't buy new vinyl shower curtains or table cloths, and replaced a lot of plastic storage containers with baskets and boxes because of our concerns. Oh, and we don't eat individual slices of american cheese in plastic, either.

I don't see the sense of making it retroactive.
Going forward, testing can occur at the manufacturer's level.

Retroactive bans on toys in inventory aren't going to make that big of a difference because most people are not going to get rid of their plastic and vinyl stuff.

[honoluluhoneybaby]

I just read the article about this on Reform CPSIA...geez.
Since NRDC won and got the injunction against the CPSC, I wonder if other groups will also be able to overturn the stay of enforcement and certification.

[Former_Member]

Everything seems to have them! What about the plastic bags a lot of us use at craft shows? How about the soft toys we give to pets?

[Former_Member]

"2.) The UK has put pressure on the EU to put a ban on pthalates in adult toys. "



Uh oh.....:-)

[Former_Member]

marking... yet confused. :)

[Former_Member]

NRDC won and got a preliminary injunction against the CPSC’s advisory opinion on phthalates.

http://reformcpsia.org/2009/02/nrdc-enforces-phthalate-restriction/