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Phthalates
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Three types of phthalates, [blank] additives that render hard plastics flexible, will be banned from children's toys and child-care products starting Feb 10, while three other types of phthalates will be temporarily prohibited from child-care products and toys that can be [blank] in a child's mouth. Consumer advocates complain that the law has ended up [blank] a grace period that allows toy makers to sell o? soon-to-be-banned toys, rather than forcing them to [blank] of them.
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Three types of phthalates, chemical additives that render hard plastics flexible, will be banned from children's toys and child-care products starting Feb 10, while three other types of phthalates will be temporarily prohibited from child-care products and toys that can be placed in a child's mouth. Consumer advocates complain that the law has ended up sanctioning a grace period that allows toy makers to sell o? soon-to-be-banned toys, rather than forcing them to dispose of them.
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