{"id":9879,"date":"2026-08-19T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meettfit.com\/?p=9879"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:09:38","slug":"does-export-vinyl-flooring-require-phthalate-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meettfit.com\/fr\/pvc-floor-blog\/lexportation-de-revetements-de-sol-en-vinyle-necessite-t-elle-des-tests-de-detection-des-phtalates\/","title":{"rendered":"L'exportation de rev\u00eatements de sol en vinyle n\u00e9cessite-t-elle des tests de d\u00e9tection des phtalates ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It depends on the destination market. EU-bound vinyl flooring falls directly under REACH restrictions on DEHP, DBP, BBP, and DIBP, so phthalate compliance is essential there. The US, Canada, and Australia don&#8217;t impose that same blanket requirement on ordinary flooring \u2014 testing there is usually driven by buyer specifications, retailer restricted-substance lists, or risk management rather than a single customs rule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have spent years inside vinyl flooring manufacturing on the quality control side, and phthalate compliance is one of the most misunderstood topics I run into with exporters. Phthalates are plasticizers. They get added to PVC to make it soft and workable for flooring applications. Flexible PVC doesn&#8217;t have to use phthalate plasticizers specifically \u2014 manufacturers can also reach for alternatives like DOTP, DINCH, or citrate esters \u2014 but phthalates remain common because they&#8217;re inexpensive and well understood. Some phthalates are also endocrine disruptors, and that&#8217;s why regulators in several major markets restrict specific ones. The catch is that &quot;restricted in some markets&quot; doesn&#8217;t automatically mean &quot;every shipment needs a lab report before it clears customs.&quot; Those are two different things, and mixing them up is where most confusion starts. This article breaks down what each major market actually requires, what a decision process looks like for your own shipments, and how to build a testing program that holds up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meettfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vinyl-Flooring-1-4.jpg&quot;\" alt=\"Conformit\u00e9 aux tests de d\u00e9tection des phtalates dans les rev\u00eatements de sol en vinyle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before getting into country-by-country rules, it helps to understand where phthalates actually show up inside a flooring build \u2014 because the answer isn&#8217;t the same for every layer or every product type.<\/p>\n<h2>Pourquoi utilise-t-on des phtalates dans les rev\u00eatements de sol en vinyle, et quels sont ceux qui font l'objet d'une r\u00e9glementation ?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Les phtalates assouplissent le PVC afin qu'il puisse \u00eatre extrud\u00e9, imprim\u00e9 et pos\u00e9 sans se fissurer. Les autorit\u00e9s de r\u00e9gulation se concentrent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement sur une poign\u00e9e de compos\u00e9s sp\u00e9cifiques, et non sur les phtalates en tant que cat\u00e9gorie.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>PVC souple ou PVC rigide ?<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Type de sol<\/th>\n<th>Comportement du PVC<\/th>\n<th>O\u00f9 peut-on trouver des phtalates ?<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Vinyle en rouleau<\/td>\n<td>Enti\u00e8rement modulable<\/td>\n<td>Couche centrale en PVC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Couche d'usure LVT \/ film d'impression<\/td>\n<td>Couches sup\u00e9rieures souples<\/td>\n<td>Couche d'usure, film d'impression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noyau rigide SPC<\/td>\n<td>Rigide, charg\u00e9 de composite de pierre<\/td>\n<td>Rarement au sein m\u00eame du noyau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sous-couche SPC<\/td>\n<td>Souvent de la mousse IXPE ou EVA<\/td>\n<td>En g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, ce n'est pas du tout du PVC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A mistake I see often: a buyer assumes a rigid SPC plank is automatically phthalate-free because the core feels hard, or assumes an attached foam pad is high-risk because it&#8217;s soft. Neither assumption is safe on its own. The SPC core is usually low risk, the wear layer and print film are the parts most likely to contain plasticized PVC, and materials like IXPE and EVA underlayment are different polymer systems entirely \u2014 their risk depends on the actual formulation and any recycled content, not on how the pad feels.<\/p>\n<p>The compounds that show up most often across global regulations are DEHP, DBP, BBP, and DIBP. A second group \u2014 DINP, DIDP, and DNOP \u2014 is regulated more narrowly, mainly in products children might mouth, like toys and childcare items. When a supplier claims a product is &quot;phthalate-free,&quot; ask what that means in lab terms. In most frameworks it means each restricted phthalate tests below 0.1% by weight. If a supplier can&#8217;t point to a number and a method, the claim isn&#8217;t backed by data.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meettfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vinyl-Flooring-2-5.jpg&quot;\" alt=\"rev\u00eatements de sol en vinyle sans phtalates\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Knowing which phthalates matter is half the picture. The other half is knowing exactly what each destination market&#8217;s rule actually covers \u2014 and this is where a lot of published guidance, including earlier versions of this piece, gets it wrong.<\/p>\n<h2>Les tests de d\u00e9tection des phtalates sont-ils l\u00e9galement obligatoires sur votre march\u00e9 cible ?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The legal answer varies sharply by country. The EU has a direct, article-level rule that applies broadly. The US, Canada, and Australia mainly regulate phthalates in children&#8217;s products \u2014 general vinyl flooring sits outside those specific rules, even though buyers may still require testing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>L'Union europ\u00e9enne et le Royaume-Uni<\/h3>\n<p>REACH Annex XVII, Entry 51 restricts DEHP, DBP, BBP, and DIBP together at 0.1% by weight of the plasticized material. Since 2020, this restriction was expanded beyond toys and childcare articles to cover plasticized materials generally \u2014 including indoor and outdoor articles that come into prolonged contact with skin or mucous membranes, a category the European Commission has specifically flagged as relevant to building materials like floor coverings. This is the one rule in this article that genuinely functions as a broad, article-level restriction rather than a children&#8217;s-product carve-out, which is why EU-bound vinyl flooring deserves the most direct attention.<\/p>\n<p>A separate, narrower rule (Entry 52) restricts DINP, DIDP, and DNOP specifically in toys and childcare articles that children might mouth \u2014 that one doesn&#8217;t apply to ordinary commercial or residential flooring.<\/p>\n<p>Post-Brexit, the UK runs UK REACH as a parallel system that currently mirrors the EU limits, but it&#8217;s a separate filing and compliance record, not an automatic extension of EU clearance. Many EU and UK commercial buyers also expect indoor air quality certifications like Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold, Germany&#8217;s AgBB scheme, or France&#8217;s A+ VOC rating alongside phthalate documentation \u2014 these sit next to phthalate compliance, not in place of it.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c9tats-Unis<\/h3>\n<p>This is where I see the most confusion. The CPSIA&#8217;s phthalate limits, codified at 16 CFR Part 1307, apply specifically to <strong>children&#8217;s toys and child care articles<\/strong> \u2014 not to general consumer products, and not to flooring simply because it will be installed in a home or school. There is no direct federal equivalent to the EU&#8217;s Entry 51 for ordinary vinyl flooring.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t mean US-bound flooring is unregulated in practice. California Proposition 65 is the rule exporters actually need to watch, and it works differently than a simple content limit \u2014 Prop 65 is built around estimated consumer exposure, using safe-harbor exposure thresholds set by California&#8217;s OEHHA, rather than a flat percentage-by-weight cutoff like REACH. A product can trigger a Prop 65 warning requirement based on modeled exposure even if it would pass a European content test, and vice versa. On top of the regulatory layer, major US retailers \u2014 Home Depot, Lowe&#8217;s, Floor &amp; Decor among them \u2014 run their own restricted-substance lists that are often stricter than any law requires, and commercial buyers frequently write phthalate limits into their own purchasing specifications.<\/p>\n<h3>Canada<\/h3>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s Phthalates Regulations (SOR\/2016-188) restrict specific phthalates in soft vinyl <strong>jouets et articles de pu\u00e9riculture<\/strong> \u2014 des articles tels que les anneaux de dentition, les jouets de bain et les bavoirs destin\u00e9s aux jeunes enfants. Il ne s\u2019agit pas d\u2019une r\u00e9glementation g\u00e9n\u00e9rale relative aux rev\u00eatements de sol, et leur application aux LVT, aux SPC ou au vinyle en rouleau en exag\u00e8re la port\u00e9e. Cela dit, les acheteurs canadiens, qu\u2019ils soient du secteur commercial ou r\u00e9sidentiel, peuvent toujours exiger des tests de d\u00e9tection des phtalates dans le cadre de leurs propres normes d\u2019achat, en particulier pour les projets li\u00e9s \u00e0 des certifications de construction durable.<\/p>\n<h3>L'Australie et la Nouvelle-Z\u00e9lande<\/h3>\n<p>Australia has a permanent ban on DEHP above 1% in certain children&#8217;s plastic products, tied to age and mouthing risk \u2014 again, a children&#8217;s-product rule, not a general building-material standard. I was not able to confirm a specific, unified Australian or New Zealand phthalate regulation that applies to vinyl flooring the way REACH does in the EU. New Zealand&#8217;s building product framework focuses on structural and performance requirements rather than phthalate content. For both markets, treat phthalate testing as a buyer- or certification-driven requirement (Green Star and similar programs, for example) rather than a fixed statutory threshold, and confirm directly with your customer or their compliance team what documentation they expect.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>March\u00e9<\/th>\n<th>R\u00e8gle g\u00e9n\u00e9rale<\/th>\n<th>Ce que cela couvre r\u00e9ellement<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>UE \/ Royaume-Uni<\/td>\n<td>Annexe XVII du r\u00e8glement REACH, entr\u00e9e n\u00b0 51 (le r\u00e8glement REACH britannique reprend cette disposition)<\/td>\n<td>G\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u2014 s'applique aux articles plastifi\u00e9s, y compris les rev\u00eatements de sol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00c9tats-Unis<\/td>\n<td>CPSIA \/ 16 CFR 1307<\/td>\n<td>Children&#8217;s toys and child care articles only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00c9tats-Unis<\/td>\n<td>Californie Prop 65<\/td>\n<td>Bas\u00e9 sur l'exposition ; peut s'appliquer aux rev\u00eatements de sol par le biais de l'exposition des d\u00e9taillants ou des consommateurs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>R\u00e8glement sur les phtalates (SOR\/2016-188)<\/td>\n<td>Uniquement des jouets en vinyle souple et des articles de pu\u00e9riculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Australie<\/td>\n<td>DEHP ban in children&#8217;s plastic products<\/td>\n<td>Children&#8217;s products only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Knowing which rules technically apply is only useful if you can turn it into a decision for your own shipment. That&#8217;s the piece most guides skip.<\/p>\n<h2>Dois-je vraiment faire tester mon rev\u00eatement de sol ? Un cadre d'aide \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Work through it in order: destination market, applicable regulation, whether your product falls inside that regulation&#8217;s scope, and what your specific buyer requires. Skipping straight to &quot;yes, test everything&quot; or &quot;no, flooring is exempt&quot; both miss the real answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>O\u00f9 \u00e7a va ?<\/strong> La r\u00e9ponse de l'UE et du Royaume-Uni diff\u00e8re de celle des \u00c9tats-Unis, du Canada ou de l'Australie, car seule la disposition n\u00b0 51 du r\u00e8glement REACH constitue une restriction directe et g\u00e9n\u00e9rale applicable aux articles de construction contenant des plastifiants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What does that market&#8217;s rule actually cover?<\/strong> For the EU, confirm the plasticized layers in your product (wear layer, print film, any PVC-based backing) fall within Entry 51&#8217;s scope. For the US, Canada, and Australia, check whether your product is genuinely a children&#8217;s article \u2014 most flooring is not, which narrows the statutory requirement considerably.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quelles sont les exigences de votre acheteur ?<\/strong> Even where no blanket law applies, a retailer&#8217;s restricted-substance list, a commercial buyer&#8217;s purchase order, or a green-building certification program can require phthalate testing regardless of the underlying statute. This is very common in the US and Canada.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What&#8217;s the product&#8217;s actual material composition?<\/strong> La pr\u00e9sence de PVC recycl\u00e9 et l'utilisation de supports provenant de fournisseurs tiers constituent la source la plus courante de contamination inattendue par les phtalates, ind\u00e9pendamment des exigences techniques impos\u00e9es par la r\u00e9glementation relative aux produits finis.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Working through these four questions gives you a real answer for your specific shipment, instead of a blanket &quot;yes&quot; or &quot;no&quot; that doesn&#8217;t hold up under scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meettfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vinyl-Flooring-3-4.jpg&quot;\" alt=\"Processus de d\u00e9cision relatif \u00e0 la conformit\u00e9 des rev\u00eatements de sol en vinyle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Une fois que vous savez si des essais sont n\u00e9cessaires et pourquoi, la question suivante est de savoir comment ces essais fonctionnent et quelles m\u00e9thodes sont appropri\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<h2>Comment proc\u00e8de-t-on aux tests de d\u00e9tection des phtalates dans les rev\u00eatements de sol en vinyle ?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The right analytical method depends on the market, the buyer&#8217;s specification, and the lab&#8217;s accreditation scope \u2014 phthalates are typically solvent-extracted and measured by GC-MS, using methods that may originate from toy or polymer testing but are validated for other product categories too.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Methods like CPSC-CH-C1001-09.4 were developed specifically for children&#8217;s toys and child care articles under US law, and ISO 8124-6 is explicitly a toy-safety standard by title. Both can be applied to flooring materials when a lab validates the method for that matrix, but neither is a legally mandated &quot;flooring test standard&quot; in the way EN 14372 is more broadly used across plasticized consumer articles in Europe. The practical takeaway: ask your lab which method they&#8217;re applying and why, and confirm it maps to the specific regulation or buyer specification you&#8217;re trying to satisfy \u2014 rather than assuming a method name guarantees the right coverage.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c9chantillonnage par couche<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Couche<\/th>\n<th>Mat\u00e9riau courant<\/th>\n<th>Priorit\u00e9 typique en mati\u00e8re de tests<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Couche d'usure<\/td>\n<td>Film en PVC souple<\/td>\n<td>Haut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Film d'impression<\/td>\n<td>Film en PVC souple<\/td>\n<td>Haut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noyau (LVT\/WPC)<\/td>\n<td>PVC semi-souple<\/td>\n<td>Moyen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noyau (SPC)<\/td>\n<td>Composite en PVC rigide<\/td>\n<td>Faible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sous-couche<\/td>\n<td>Mousse IXPE \/ EVA (sans PVC)<\/td>\n<td>Cela d\u00e9pend de la composition et de la teneur en mat\u00e9riaux recycl\u00e9s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>La lacune la plus courante que je constate dans la documentation est le fait de ne tester que la couche d\u2019usure et de ne pas tester la couche de support ou le film d\u2019impression. Si un acheteur ou une r\u00e9glementation exige que l\u2019ensemble de la structure plastifi\u00e9e soit conforme, des essais partiels laissent une v\u00e9ritable lacune dans votre dossier.<\/p>\n<p>Reports should come from a lab with ISO 17025 accreditation for the specific test method in question \u2014 names like SGS, T\u00dcV Rheinland, Intertek, and Bureau Veritas are widely recognized by buyers and customs authorities. This is strong practice and, for specific regulated children&#8217;s-product categories, often a formal requirement. It&#8217;s not accurate to say every customs authority automatically rejects unaccredited reports across the board, but an accredited report is the standard a serious buyer will expect, and it removes a point of friction during any audit.<\/p>\n<p>Une fois que les tests ont \u00e9t\u00e9 effectu\u00e9s correctement, la derni\u00e8re \u00e9tape consiste \u00e0 en faire un processus reproductible plut\u00f4t qu'une op\u00e9ration ponctuelle r\u00e9alis\u00e9e \u00e0 la h\u00e2te avant une exp\u00e9dition.<\/p>\n<h2>Bonnes pratiques \u00e0 l'intention des importateurs et des exportateurs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Les importateurs doivent v\u00e9rifier les documents fournis par les fournisseurs et stipuler clairement les conditions de conformit\u00e9 dans les bons de commande ; les fabricants doivent contr\u00f4ler les mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res et tenir \u00e0 jour les registres d'essais \u00e0 mesure que les formulations \u00e9voluent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\u00c0 l'attention des importateurs et des distributeurs<\/h3>\n<p>Ask suppliers for a Certificate of Analysis backed by the underlying third-party lab report, not just a summary claim. Match the batch number on the report to the batch you&#8217;re actually receiving. There&#8217;s no universal statutory expiration date on a phthalate test report \u2014 retesting is typically triggered by a formulation change, a supplier change, a shift in recycled content, or your own buyer&#8217;s periodic verification policy, so agree on a retesting cadence in writing rather than assuming a report stays valid indefinitely. Building compliance clauses and indemnification language into your purchase orders gives you real recourse if a supplier&#8217;s documentation turns out to be wrong.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c0 l'attention des fabricants et des exportateurs<\/h3>\n<p>Raw material control is where compliance actually gets built, not just documented. Many manufacturers, including teams I&#8217;ve worked with directly, have shifted toward non-phthalate plasticizers like DOTP\/DEHT, DINCH, or citrate-based alternatives, which perform comparably in flexible PVC without the same regulatory exposure. Auditing raw material suppliers matters just as much \u2014 recycled PVC content is one of the most common ways restricted phthalates end up in a product without anyone intending it. Keeping a current compliance package \u2014 recent lab reports, CoAs, and raw material declarations \u2014 on hand consistently shortens sales cycles with buyers who need to check a box before they&#8217;ll place an order.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meettfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vinyl-Flooring-5-2.jpg&quot;\" alt=\"Documentation relative \u00e0 la conformit\u00e9 des fabricants de rev\u00eatements de sol en vinyle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des pratiques de documentation claires et \u00e0 une bonne compr\u00e9hension des exigences r\u00e9elles de chaque march\u00e9, la conformit\u00e9 en mati\u00e8re de phtalates devient une \u00e9tape courante du processus d'exportation, plut\u00f4t qu'un risque de derni\u00e8re minute.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions fr\u00e9quemment pos\u00e9es<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Les sols SPC rigides doivent-ils encore faire l'objet d'analyses visant \u00e0 d\u00e9tecter la pr\u00e9sence de phtalates ?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe SPC core itself is usually low risk since it&#8217;s rigid PVC composite. The wear layer and print film are more likely to contain plasticized PVC, and underlayment materials like IXPE or EVA are different polymer systems whose risk depends on formulation and sourcing rather than on how soft they feel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Les tests de d\u00e9tection des phtalates sont-ils obligatoires pour les rev\u00eatements de sol export\u00e9s vers les \u00c9tats-Unis ou le Canada ?<\/strong><br \/>\nNot under a broad statute the way it is in the EU. US and Canadian federal phthalate rules are written around children&#8217;s toys and child care articles specifically. Testing for general flooring in these markets is usually driven by buyer specifications, retailer restricted-substance lists, or certification programs rather than a customs-enforced statute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quelle est la dur\u00e9e de validit\u00e9 d'un rapport d'analyse sur les phtalates ?<\/strong><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s generally no fixed statutory expiration date. Retesting is normally triggered by a formulation change, a supplier or raw-material change, or a buyer&#8217;s own periodic verification schedule \u2014 agree on this cadence directly with your customer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s the difference between VOC testing and phthalate testing?<\/strong><br \/>\nVOC certifications like FloorScore measure chemicals off-gassing into indoor air after installation. Phthalate testing measures chemical content locked inside the physical material itself. Both matter for different reasons, and passing one doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;ve passed the other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Combien co\u00fbte un test de d\u00e9tection des phtalates, et combien de temps cela prend-il ?<\/strong><br \/>\nLes co\u00fbts et les d\u00e9lais varient en fonction du laboratoire, de l'\u00e9tendue des essais et du nombre de couches test\u00e9es. Demandez un devis \u00e0 un laboratoire accr\u00e9dit\u00e9 tel que SGS ou Intertek en pr\u00e9cisant la r\u00e9glementation ou les sp\u00e9cifications de l'acheteur auxquelles vous devez vous conformer, car c'est l'\u00e9tendue des essais qui influe davantage sur le prix que la liste des phtalates elle-m\u00eame.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Phthalate testing isn&#8217;t a blanket export requirement \u2014 it depends on your market, your product&#8217;s real material composition, and what your buyer specifies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>A propos de l'auteur<\/strong><br \/>\nJe travaille dans le contr\u00f4le qualit\u00e9 pour la fabrication de rev\u00eatements de sol en vinyle sur mesure et en grande s\u00e9rie. Je dispose d\u2019une exp\u00e9rience pratique sur les gammes de produits LVT, SPC, WPC et de vinyle en rouleau destin\u00e9s aux march\u00e9s d\u2019exportation. Mon parcours couvre la formulation des mat\u00e9riaux, la s\u00e9lection des plastifiants et la coordination des essais de conformit\u00e9 avec des laboratoires tiers accr\u00e9dit\u00e9s, ainsi que l\u2019assistance technique aux acheteurs pour optimiser la conception des rev\u00eatements de sol en fonction d\u2019applications et de budgets sp\u00e9cifiques.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re trying to figure out whether your specific shipment actually needs phthalate testing, or you&#8217;re evaluating non-phthalate plasticizer options for a new product line, send me a message. I&#8217;m happy to walk through your sourcing or manufacturing situation directly.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It depends on the destination market. EU-bound vinyl flooring falls directly under REACH restrictions on DEHP, DBP, BBP, and DIBP, so phthalate compliance is essential there. 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