Strasbourg, 07/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - The ban on using phthalates in toys and soft PVC childcare articles is currently only temporary and restricted to younger children but it will soon be definitive in the EU and much more far reaching. Parliament reached a decision on 5 July in Strasbourg for a permanent ban of six of these chemical substances used in plastic softening and which are dangerous for children's health. This gives the green light for the adoption of harmonised rules in the...