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TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health (DoH) warned anew against China-made plastic toys that might contain hazardous chemicals.
Agnette P. Peralta, director of the DoH Bureau of Health Device and Technology, said there may be illegal importations of counterfeit and dangerous toys in preparation for the Christmas season.
“We ask the public not to buy toys in sidewalks. It should be from a store with a permanent address,” Ms. Peralta told reporters.
Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona declared it unlawful in December 2011 to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the country any children’s toys that contain concentrations of more than 0.1% by weight of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), or benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP).
“Enforcing the law is very difficult... The best thing that we can do is to make the public aware,” Ms. Peralta said. -- Sarwell Q. Meniano.
http://www.bworldonline.com/content...ised-against-China-made-plastic-toys&id=78858
Agnette P. Peralta, director of the DoH Bureau of Health Device and Technology, said there may be illegal importations of counterfeit and dangerous toys in preparation for the Christmas season.
“We ask the public not to buy toys in sidewalks. It should be from a store with a permanent address,” Ms. Peralta told reporters.
Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona declared it unlawful in December 2011 to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the country any children’s toys that contain concentrations of more than 0.1% by weight of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), or benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP).
“Enforcing the law is very difficult... The best thing that we can do is to make the public aware,” Ms. Peralta said. -- Sarwell Q. Meniano.
http://www.bworldonline.com/content...ised-against-China-made-plastic-toys&id=78858