Article: FDA Safety Assessment of DEHP Provides Incomplete Picture, AdvaMed Says

Article: AMA Asks FDA to Expedite DEHP Evaluation. ...
Chemical Market Reporter;  December 10, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... noted the significance of the FDA assessment on DEHP," says Charlotte Brody ... vulnerable patients' exposure to DEHP," Ms. Brody says. FDA'S assessment found that DEHP ... risk of harmful effects from DEHP. FDA'S finding was based on the ...

Article: FDA pushes labeling of medical devices that contain ...
Chemical Market Reporter;  September 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... should be a primary focus, the FDA says. DEHP can leach from the plastic and ... alternatives or coatings. If DEHP is retained, the FDA recommends that the manufacturer ... associated with exposure to DEHP," the FDA says. The phthalate esters ...

Article: FDA warns hospitals of DEHP exposure. ...
Chemical Week;  July 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... contain di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) plasticizer. The move follows a 2001 FDA safety assessment of DEHP, which found that the additive poses ... disputes the agency's risk assessment of DEHP. FDA's conclusions from tests on rodents ...

Article: B. Braun Medical Inc. Applauds FDA Public Health ...
Business Wire;  August 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its recent Public Health ... Containing the Plasticizer DEHP, and encouraged healthcare ... Public Health Notification about DEHP, the FDA suggests using non-PVC, non-DEHP alternative medical devices ...

Article: FDA recommends DEHP alternatives. ...
Chemical Week;  September 18, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... the products contain DEHP, FDA says. The recommendations follow a 2001 FDA safety assessment of DEHP in medical devices ... phthalate esters panel says FDA's assessment overstates the risks of DEHP. There has been an estimated ...

Article: FDA gives DEHP recommendation.(Brief Article)
Plastics News;  July 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... risk associated with exposure to DEHP,'' the FDA said. DEHP is used as a softening agent in ... Harm, in Washington, criticized FDA's action for not requiring labeling of medical devices that contain DEHP. Phil Phillips, deputy director ...

Article: DEHP labeling or elimination urged in FDA guidance ...
Medical Device Daily;  September 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ...DEHP labeling or elimination urged in FDA guidance draft By DON ... concern about the use of DEHP to make polyvinlylchloride ... for medical care, the FDA late Friday issued a ... product contains PVC with DEHP. Thats what the FDA should require. Anything ...