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Hospitalization, on-site emergency medical care, and some children’s toys may be a little safer if a bill by Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson gets the green light in the state Senate. AB 2300, a proposed law to protect Californians from harmful chemicals in medical supplies, recently passed on the Assembly floor with a bipartisan vote of 58-1, according to a Thursday press statement from Wilson.

Formally titled “Medical devices: Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP),” the bill aims to safeguard Californians from the dangers posed by Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in intravenous, or IV, bags and tubing. Likely to be passed in the Senate and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, it also would, beginning Jan.



1, 2030, prohibit a person or company from making, selling, distributing any toy or childcare article that contains those chemicals in concentrations greater than 0.1 percent. Wilson emphasized the urgency of AB 2300, saying, “Having personally faced the challenges of battling cancer, I recognize the vital importance of guaranteeing our medical supplies are safe and free from harmful chemicals such as DEHP.

Every Californian deserves medical care that prioritizes their health and well-being.” Janet Nudelman, senior director of program and policy at Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, also weighed in on the importance of the proposed law, co-authored by state Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine.

“No one knows how many women with breast cancer are getting sicker or dying because their IV t.

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