I have been very interested in this topic for the last year.

A huge problem here is the lack of understanding of which products have phthalates in them. Most manufacturers don't list whether their products contain them, you have to really scour the internet to find products specifically listed as not containing them.

I don't know much about chemistry, but a real need here is the ability to test products for these chemicals. If there were an at-home test for their presence or a website or service that could test household items, we could take better control of this situation. As it currently stands we're left sitting here Googling individual products and nobody is really sure what chemicals are present in their home.