Doctors and Scientists

  • DoctorsEU Scientific Committee on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices Opinion on Medical Devices Containing DEHP Plasticised PVC; Neonates and Other Groups Possibly at Risk from DEHP Toxicity (September 26, 2002)
  • Press Release from the American Council on Science and Health
  • US FDA Report Safety Assessment of Di(2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) released from PVC Medical Devices
  • Executive Summary of the Review and Consensus statement "Scientific Evaluation of Health Effects of Two Plasticizers Used in Medical Devices and Toys" by the American Council on Science and Health
  • Press Release from the Acton Institute: Acton Institute report challenges religious activism behind bogus medical vinyl scare
  • Workshop on Plasticisers: Minutes of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Workshop on Plasticisers - Scientific Issues in Blood Collection, Storage and Transfusion (Plasticisers in Blood Bags) held at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, in October 1999. Sessions included Toxicology Issues of Phthalate Plasticisers; Alternatives to Current Blood Bag Plastic and Plasticiser Materials; and Current Risk Assessments of Plasticisers.