Public Health Association Urges Less Use of PVC

Washington, DC, Nov. 18, 2011 -- The American Public Health Association has passed a resolution urging facilities such as hospitals and schools to reduce the amount of PVC they use, especially with phthalates.

“This is an issue whose time has come,” said Brenda Afzal of the APHA’s governing council. “There is a preponderance of evidence that this is a problem.”

The Vinyl Institute, a trade organization, said the resolution was based on old, outdated information and doesn't reflect what science is saying about PVC.