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The EU doesn't need good reasons to ban something. It is every bit as political as any other democratic body.

For example, see their ban on GM foods.

I didn't make an assertion one way or another about it being a good reason or a bad reason. I was simply pointing out that it's old.

As for resources, perhaps you can find a peer reviewed study in one of these sites.

This site has pro-phthalate information -> http://www.phthalates.org/

This site has anti-phthalate information under the Chapter 3 section-> http://centerforinvestigativereporting.org/articles/exposeds...