Denmark has introduced regulations to discourage the use of phthalates as an
additive to soften PVC plastic. Phthalates are suspected of disrupting human
physiology by mimicking female sex hormones. The measures include a phthalate
tax and a compulsory labelling scheme. They follow the discovery by Danish
scientists that some teething rings release the chemicals.
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