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Survey on plasticizers currently found in PVC toys on the Swiss market: Banned phthalates are only a minor concern

Gregor McCombieOfficial Food Control Authority of the Canton of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sandra BiedermannOfficial Food Control Authority of the Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Gaby SuterOfficial Food Control Authority of the Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Maurus BiedermannOfficial Food Control Authority of the Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Pages 491-496 | Received 11 Oct 2016, Accepted 26 Nov 2016, Published online: 27 Jan 2017

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