Phthalates News
Fresh Startup
Thursday March 1, 2001
Q and A Q: Does PVC clothing give you cancer? A: It could. PVC needs a plasticiser to make it soft and flexible. The most common one is a phthalate called DEHP: a suspected carcinogen. Phthalates make up to 50 per cent of some PVC fabrics. You probably can't get cancer just by wearing PVC.