Current Affairs Test finds five in nine school aids on Czech market contain toxic phthalates
Laboratory tests conducted in Zlín, southeast Moravia, have found that five in nine Czech school products contain a high share of toxic substances known as phthalates. Items tested at the request of the Czech environmental NGO Arnika included pencil cases, exercise book jackets and erasers, which present a risk if put under mechanical stress or chewed, like a marker cover or eraser. The crux of the problem is that while Czech and EU laws limit phthalates in toys or other products, they do not take into account school products.
Jindřich Petrlík
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