The United States Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has released the results of its study on phthalates, a family of plasticiser used in teethers, rattles and other children’s products. They conclude that : “few if any children are at risk from the chemical because the amount that they ingest does not reach a level that would be harmful“. The report further states that the study identified several areas of uncertainty where additional scientific research is needed. As a precaution while more scientific work is done, the CPSC staff requested industry to remove phthalates from soft rattles and teethers.”