Where Phthalates Are Found

This is one of a series of articles on phthalates. The following are others in the series. If the link is not active, it means that the article is in progress but not finished.

• Phthalate Background & Hazards
• Where Phthalates Are Found
• Phthalate Research: News & Peer-Reviewed Scientific Studies
• Avoiding Phthalates
• Tesla Terror: Can That New Car Smell Kill You? Or Someone Else?

Phthalates Found Nearly Everywhere.

• household dust,
• food packaging,
• polyvinyl chloride (PVC)  tubing, water pipes and school supplies (See: PVC – a major source of school phthalates),
• medical equipment,
• enteric coatings (to prevent indigestion) on many pills and medicines including aspirin,
• rubber products,
• paints,
• Plastic tubing used on milking machines
• Plastic tubing and equipment used in food processing and packaging  including the production of wine, beer, spirits, fruit juices and  soft drinks,
• printing inks,
• adhesives and sealants,
• agricultural adjuvants,
• building materials, medical devices,
• detergents surfactants
• children’s toys,
• modelling clay,
• waxes,
• paints,
• printing inks and coatings,
• soft plastic fishing lures,
• caulk,
• sex toys made of so-called “jelly rubber”shower curtains,
• vinyl upholstery, floor tiles,
• food containers and wrappers,
• cleaning materials,
• perfume,
• eye shadow,
• moisturizer,
• nail polish,
• liquid soap,
• hair spray,
• catheters and blood transfusion devices,
• roofing membranes
• lubricating oils,
• automotive plastics,
• plastic clothes (raincoats)
• garden hoses,
• inflatable toys, blood-storage containers, medical tubing
• laundry detergents,
• baby shampoosbaby lotions,
• baby powder,
• cosmetics,
• fragrances,
• More to come.

 Articles:

“Baby Care Products: Possible Sources of Infant Phthalate Exposure,”

 FDA Random Sample of Products

The table, below was prepared by the FDA in 2010 and is a far-from-comprehensive, random sampling of products.