Section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 prohibits certain products from containing 6 specified phthalates. ASTM D7823, Test Method for Determination of Low Level, Regulated Phthalates in Poly (Vinyl Chloride) Plastics by Thermal Desorption — Gas Chromatography/Mass Chromatography, provides a method for the identification and qualification of these phthalates and will be used by analytical laboratories, regulatory bodies, and manufacturers.
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