March 2007

 

 
Working Group Focuses on Proposed DEHP Ban in Massachusetts





MassMEDIC has formed a working group to develop a policy statement in opposition to legislation that would ban DEHP from all products and manufacturing operations in Massachusetts.

DEHP is widely used in a range of medical devices, including drug delivery apparatus, blood storage bags and emergency medical disposables. A ban on DEHP, which is not supported by FDA research and analysis, is being proposed in legislation introduced this year that would also ban another nine chemicals or chemical substances.

Company representatives interested in working on the DEHP policy and lobbying activities are encouraged to contact Tom Sommer – sommer@massmedic.com.