Journal of Environmental Health Sciences (한국환경보건학회지)

Korean Society of Environmental Health (한국환경보건학회)
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Investigation of Labeling Status and Toxicity Data of Environmentally Hazardous Substances in Children's Products

어린이용품의 환경유해인자 표시 현황과 독성자료에 대한 연구

  • Lee, Jiyun (Department of Environmental Health, Graduate School at Yongin University) ;
  • Kim, Jihyo (Ecomom Korea) ;
  • Moon, Myunghee (Ecomom Korea) ;
  • Lee, Kiyoung (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ji, Kyunghee (Department of Environmental Health, Graduate School at Yongin University)
  • 이지윤 (용인대학교 일반대학원 환경보건학과) ;
  • 김지효 ((사)에코맘코리아) ;
  • 문명희 ((사)에코맘코리아) ;
  • 이기영 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 지경희 (용인대학교 일반대학원 환경보건학과)
  • Received : 2019.06.25
  • Accepted : 2019.07.23
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

Objectives: Children are exposed to various environmental pollutants through contact with children's products. We investigated the KC mark, certification number, and contained substances labeled on children's products through market research and collected the toxicological data on these substances. Methods: The environmentally hazardous substances labeled on children's products (n=6576), including toys (n=2812), personal care products (n=2212), stationary/books (n=1333), and playground equipment (n=219) were examined. For the components that could be identified by CAS number, toxicological data on oral, inhalation, and dermal routes, cancer slope factor, and reference dose were collected. Results: Among the investigated products, KC marks or certification numbers were found for 4557 products (69.3%). Except for cosmetics and cleansers, the material information was labeled on most of the products. The frequency of labeling substance information in toys and stationary/books was low since this information could be omitted if KC certification was obtained. In the target products, 617 substances were identified by CAS number, and polypropylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and polyester were the most frequently displayed. Chronic toxicity data was found for only 32.4% of individual components, and information on toxicity through the dermal route was also highly limited. Conclusion: Our study suggested that labeling guidelines should be required to identify the environmentally hazardous substances contained in children's products. In addition, the toxicological data on many ingredients in children's products were insufficient. The data gap for toxicity data should be filled for future risk assessment.

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