Letter on Proposed Phthalates Rule (Joint Trade Association)

The Toy Industry Association, Retail Industry Leaders Association and National Retail Federation (together “Respondents”) respectfully submit the following comments to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or the Commission), regarding the proposed rule on the Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates, Docket No CPSC-2014-0033. We appreciate the opportunity to provide our perspective on the proposed rule, and we ask you to consider out comments carefully as you finalize this rule.