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Using a value chain approach to reduce chemicals of concern

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SAICM
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October 2021
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Chemicals of concern (CoCs) contained in everyday products can have harmful impacts on human health and the environment. While chemical-related impacts can often occur during a product’s use or end-of-life, decisions influencing product ingredients are taken further upstream of the value chain. Action to address CoCs in products thus need to consider the entire value chain and impactful interventions need to be made at upstream stages to protect human health and the environment from chemical pollution. UNEP is working on
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
Topics: Chemicals in electronics Chemicals in toys Chemicals in textiles Chemicals in building products
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Review of chemicals related Toy Safety Policies and Regulations in selected Low and Middle Income Countries

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UNEP
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April 2021
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With a total revenue of more than 90 billion USD in 2018, the global toy market is an important sector of consumer products. Like many other products, toys are composed of a diverse range of materials. Many of these materials are made of, or contain manufactured chemicals. Most of these chemicals are intentionally added, but some can also be present as unintended contaminants.Many chemicals have properties that can make them hazardous to human health and/or the environment. The potential use
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
Topics: Chemicals in toys
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Chemicals of concern in plastic toys

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ScienceDirect
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October 2020
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We present a list of Chemicals of Concern (CoCs) in plastic toys. We started from available studies reporting chemical composition of toys to group plastic materials, as well as to gather mass fractions and function of chemicals in these materials. Chemical emissions from plastic toys and subsequent human exposures were then estimated using a series of models and a coupled near-field and far-field exposure assessment framework. Comparing human doses with reference doses shows high Hazard Quotients of up to 387
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
Topics: Chemicals in toys
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