EU Risk Assessments

An EU Risk Assessment has been conducted on DBP and the final outcome has now been published in the EU Official Journal. To eliminate a potential risk to plants in the vicinity of processing sites and possibly to workers through inhalation measures are to be taken within the framework of the IPPC Directive (96/61/EC) and the Occupational Exposure Directive (98/24/EC).

However, following the recent adoption of EU legislation with regard to the marketing and use of phthalates in toys and childcare articles, the risk assessment conclusions  clearly state there is no need for any further measures to regulate the use of DBP in finished products.

• Commission Recommendation (Official Journal L 104/45 - 13.4.2006)
• Commission Communication (Official Journal C 90/4 - 13.4.2006)

The full technical reports are published and available on the European Chemicals Bureau web site. Alternatively they can be downloaded from this web site:

• DBP Risk Assessment - Final summary (including 2004 addendum) 
• DBP Risk Assessment - Final full report (including 2004 addendum)

For more information on phthalate risk assessments please refer to the Phthalates Information Centre web site