Your 3-ring binder should not kill you, or even contribute to making you sick. That is why Naked Binders have been tested, poked and prodded to insure they are safe. One of the worst and most commonproblems inkids toys and vinyl 3-ring binders are phthalates.
Phthalates.
First what are they? We went to the source of all open information - Wikipedia:
Phthalates, or phthalate esters, are esters of phthalic acid and are mainly used as plasticizers (substances added to plastics to increase their flexibility, transparency, durability, and longevity). They are used primarily to soften polyvinyl chloride. Phthalates are being phased out of many products in the United States, Canada, and European Union over health concerns.
What health concerns? Good question. "Children that live in homes with vinyl floors, which can emit phthalates, are more likely to have autism, according to research by Swedish and U.S. scientists published in May 2010." (read the whole thing here)
Vinyl binders, by their very nature contain and give off phthalates. This means the school binders your kids use, the scrapbook binders you collect their pictures in and the wall of binders with your tax information are all releasing phthalates all the time.
What Naked Binder is doing to insure safe products:
Almost everyone at Naked Binder either has children or was a child once (we are pretty sure), and so we were concerned. So we had our binders tested.
Certified Safe for Childrens Toys and Childcare items
No Phthalates detected in tests by method CPSC-CH-C1001-09.2 and U.S. EPA method 827D.
So please, don't use toxic office and schools supplies. It just isn't worth it when better alternatives are right there for you. For Phthalate free binders go here, Folders - go here. For a list of Eco Friendly office and school supplies go here.
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