Nous avons reçu des avis scientifiques selon lesquels les phtalates constituent un risque grave pour la santé humaine et nous avons décidé de réagir immédiatement lorsque les scientifiques ont conclu que les tests dont on dispose pour contrôler ces produits n'apportent pas une garantie fiable de protection.
David Byrne, Commissioner for Consumer Protection and Health and Erkki Liikanen, Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society, who jointly presented this proposal said: "This measure is to protect the youngest and most vulnerable amongst us. We received scientific advice that phthalates pose a serious risk to human health and decided to react immediately when scientists concluded that the available control tests on these products do not provide a reliable guarantee of protection.