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non-toxic because they don't have any acute toxicity (i.e. they don't make you sick right away), but they are still a health concern because they can interfere with the proper develop of sexual organs. In fact, current evidence suggests that the main risk is to fetuses whose mothers are exposed to phthalates in very small amounts. So something could be properly classified and labeled "non-toxic" yet still contain phthalates and be a major concern, especially to women of child-bearing age.
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Fimo can't contain phthalate and be "phthalate free". Can someone track down the answer? Either the first paragraph is wrong (citing a Pirg study) or the last paragraph (claiming that Fimo is phthalate free). Phthalates are a concern because they are hormone-mimicking chemicals. Phthalates are
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Sculpey in Townsville, except when the craft show comes around. Although it claims on the sculpey page that it is cheaper.
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