STOP: TEETHERS AND PLASTIC TOYS

Plastic, a major threat to our environment and specially our children by using teethers and plastic toys and bottles. This exposure can lead to concerns like birth defects, impaired immunity, endocrine dysfunctioning, developmental and reproductive effects.

A harmful chemical named Phthalates is added to PVC which is widely being used to make teethers, soft figures and inflatable toys. This chemical migrates in the air, food and womb causing adiposity, insulin resistance which directly impairs functioning of reproductive system, endocrine and metabolic system. Use of phthalates was banned by Australia, Canada, USA and European Union.

Indian government is working with the standards of toy manufacturing but still none of these standards give limits for Phthalates in children toys and child care articles. So with the awareness from now onwards, try stop using plastics in your child’s life and prevent them from its hazards. Find Best pediatrician in sector 56 Gurgaon, Child Specialist sector 56 Gurgaon, Child Clinic in sector 56 Gurgaon

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