Letter on Prohibition of Children's Toys

The undersigned organizations provide these comments in response to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (“Commission” or “CPSC”) notice of proposed rulemaking on phthalates and phthalate alternatives pursuant to section 108(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), 15 U.S.C. § 2057c. We represent manufacturers of consumer products, their suppliers, retailers and other key stakeholders that will be greatly impacted by the CPSC’s pending action. Our collective members are committed to providing safe products and assert that the most effective product safety regime must be based on the highest quality information available.