Table 1.

Examples of national regulatory limits for phthalate composition of children’s toys.

Country or Region	Maximum Permitted Levels (w/w%)
Argentina	Children’s toys and daycare items for children <3 years old: DEHP (Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) + BBP (Benzbutyl phthalate) + DBP (Dibutyl phthalate) <0.1% For articles that can be placed into a child’s mouth: DEHP + BBP + DBP + DNOP (Di-n-octyl phthalate) + DINP (Diisononyl phthalate) <0.1%
Australia	Children’s toys and daycare items for children <3 years old: DEHP <1%
Brazil	Ethylvinyl toys and childcare articles: DEHP, BBP, DBP <0.1% Ethylvinyl toys and articles that can be placed in mouth of children <3 years old: DEHP, BBP, DBP, DNOP, DINP <0.1%
Canada	Ethylvinyl toys and childcare articles: DEHP, BBP, DBP <0.1% Soft ethylvinyl toys and articles that can be placed in mouth of children <4 years old: DNOP, DIDP (Diisodecyl phthalate), DINP <0.1%
European Union	All children’s toys or childcare articles for children <3 years old: DEHP + BBP + DBP <0.1% All toys and childcare items that can be placed in a child’s mouth: DIDP + DINP + DNOP <0.1%
Japan	All synthetic polymer toys: DEHP is prohibited For all mouth contact toys for children under 6 years old: DEHP and DINP are prohibited
United States of America	For toys of children under 12 years old that cannot be mouthed: DEPH, BBP, DBP <0.1% For mouthed toys of children under 12 years old: DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIDP, DINP, DNOP <0.1%