I really have to question whether or not Democrats believe in science at all. The Democrat-controlled government in California just banned all children’s toys, bottles, teething rings and other baby products that contain a common chemical compound to make plastic pliable and soft. Its called phthalate.


Democrats fight bath toys, not terrorists.

And because Democrats don’t understand any science (a product of the modern education system) and fear big words like phthalate, they rally and try to get it banned. The chemical is completely harmless.

From the AP here:

California has banned toys and baby products containing more than a trace amount of a chemical used to soften plastics that scientists have linked to health problems.

The ban on phthalate makes California the first state to impose severe limits on a chemical that is widely used in baby bottles, soft baby books, teething rings, plastic bath ducks and other toys, said Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, the bill’s author.

Oregon, Maryland and New York are also considering bills that would ban phthalates in certain products.

Phthalates have been banned by the European Union and at least 14 other countries after studies found that the chemical interferes with hormones and might lead to early puberty, reproduction defects and other health problems.

Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the phthalate ban, he said in a signing statement that he did not believe a “product by product” ban was the most effective way to craft state chemical policy.

I had never heard of this chemical before, but I instantly knew this was a case of junk science because only severely blue states are considering similar bans on it. And of course this bill originated from a San Francisco moonbat.

The line in the article that says that the chemical interferes with hormones is an outright lie. There has been a study done on rats that were injected with massive amounts of the chemical. The only side effect was early puberty. It doesn’t cause cancer either.

You can get the facts about the chemical at the federal government’s website here. And the FAQ is here.

The official Phthalate blog quips here:

“Compared to the actual risks from fetal-alcohol syndrome, childbirth, second-hand smoke, particulates from smog and car pollution (widely correlated with increases in asthma), poor diet (the fastest way to poison your child given the rising numbers of children with diabetes), assault (homicide claimed 33 children aged between 1 and 4 in California in 2004), one could argue that the potential for adverse effects from rubber toys is hardly the most urgent public health issue facing California’s children.”

Also, since the Federal Government has already deemed the chemical to be safe, the states cannot subsequently regulate it. This bill may be illegal.

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