Phthalates are used to plasticize many consumer products. Regulators have been banning them piecemeal, industry responds by changing the molecule slightly and

Phthalates are used to plasticize many consumer products. Regulators have been banning them piecemeal, industry responds by changing the molecule slightly and carrying on. Probably regulators are going to eventually just ban phthalates as a class, or someone will figure out some way to make them safe (the current trend is to make them bigger/longer, which may be working or not).