������ý

Phthalate Free Definition | Law Insider Define Phthalate Free. Covered Packaging shall mean that each vinyl component of each Covered Packaging contains less than or equal to 1,000 parts per million (“ppm”) of di(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate (“DEHP”), dibutyl phthalate (“DBP”), diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”), diisodecyl phthalate (“DIDP”), di-n-hexyl phthalate (“DnHP”) and butyl benzyl phthalate (“BBP”) as determined test results using Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) testing methodologies 3580A and 8270C. <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <a href=""/dictionary/covered-packaging"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Covered Packaging</a> shall mean that each <a href=""/clause/vinyl"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">vinyl</a> <a href=""/clause/component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">component</a> of each Covered Packaging <a href=""/dictionary/contains"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">contains</a> less than or <a href=""/clause/equal-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">equal to</a> 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> (“<a href=""/clause/ppm"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">ppm</a>”) of di(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate (“<a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a>”), dibutyl phthalate (“<a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>”), diisononyl phthalate (“<a href=""/dictionary/dinp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DINP</a>”), diisodecyl phthalate (“DIDP”), di-n-hexyl phthalate (“DnHP”) and butyl benzyl phthalate (“<a href=""/dictionary/bbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">BBP</a>”) as <a href=""/clause/determined"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">determined</a> <a href=""/clause/test-results"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">test results</a> using <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (“<a href=""/clause/epa"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">EPA</a>”) <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C. Based on 11 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <!-- -->Covered <a href=""/dictionary/products-shall"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products shall</a> mean any <a href=""/clause/accessible-component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">accessible component</a> of any Covered Product <a href=""/dictionary/contains"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">contains</a> less than or <a href=""/clause/equal-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">equal to</a> 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> (“<a href=""/clause/ppm"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">ppm</a>”) of <a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a>, <a href=""/dictionary/dinp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DINP</a>, di- n-butyl phthalate (“<a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>”), di-isodecyl phthalate (“DIDP”), di-n-hexyl phthalate (‘DnHP”) and butyl benzyl phthalate (‘<a href=""/dictionary/bbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">BBP</a>”) as <a href=""/clause/determined"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">determined</a> by a <a href=""/clause/minimum"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">minimum</a> of <a href=""/clause/duplicate"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">duplicate</a> <a href=""/clause/quality"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">quality</a> <a href=""/clause/controlled"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">controlled</a> <a href=""/clause/test-results"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">test results</a> using <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (“<a href=""/clause/epa"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">EPA</a>”) <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C <a href=""/dictionary/or-equivalent"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">or equivalent</a> methodologies <a href=""/dictionary/utilized"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">utilized</a> by <a href=""/clause/federal-or-state-agencies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">federal or state agencies</a> to <a href=""/clause/determine-the"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">determine the</a> <a href=""/clause/presence"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">presence</a> and <a href=""/clause/measure"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">measure</a> the <a href=""/clause/quantity-of"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">quantity of</a> <a href=""/dictionary/phthalates"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">phthalates</a> in <a href=""/clause/solid"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">solid</a> <a href=""/clause/substances"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">substances</a>. Based on 9 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <!-- -->Covered <a href=""/dictionary/products-shall"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products shall</a> mean any <a href=""/clause/vinyl"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">vinyl</a> <a href=""/clause/component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">component</a> of any Covered Product to which <a href=""/dictionary/a-california"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">a California</a> <a href=""/clause/consumer"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Consumer</a> could be <a href=""/dictionary/exposed"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">exposed</a> <a href=""/dictionary/contains"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">contains</a> less than or <a href=""/clause/equal-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">equal to</a> 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> (“<a href=""/clause/ppm"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">ppm</a>”) of <a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a>, <a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>, <a href=""/dictionary/dinp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DINP</a>, DIDP, DnHP and <a href=""/dictionary/bbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">BBP</a> as <a href=""/clause/determined"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">determined</a> by a <a href=""/clause/minimum"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">minimum</a> of <a href=""/clause/quality"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">quality</a> <a href=""/clause/controlled"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">controlled</a> <a href=""/clause/test-results"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">test results</a> using <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (“<a href=""/clause/epa"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">EPA</a>”) <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C or <a href=""/clause/similar"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">similar</a> methodologies <a href=""/clause/accepted-by"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">accepted by</a> the California or <a href=""/clause/federal-government"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Federal government</a> for <a href=""/clause/identifying"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">identifying</a> the <a href=""/clause/concentration"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">concentration</a> of <a href=""/dictionary/phthalates"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">phthalates</a> in a <a href=""/clause/solid"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">solid</a> <a href=""/clause/substance"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">substance</a>. Based on 3 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn> <!-- -->means <a href=""/clause/products"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products</a> <a href=""/clause/containing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">containing</a> no more than 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> of either <a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a> or <a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>, when <a href=""/dictionary/analyzed"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">analyzed</a> <a href=""/clause/pursuant-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">pursuant to</a> <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C <a href=""/dictionary/or-equivalent"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">or equivalent</a> methodologies used to <a href=""/clause/measure"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">measure</a> the <a href=""/clause/content-of-the"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">content of the</a> <a href=""/clause/listed-chemicals"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Listed Chemicals</a> in a <a href=""/clause/solid"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">solid</a> <a href=""/clause/substance"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">substance</a>. Based on 2 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <a href=""/clause/covered-products"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Covered Products</a> means each <a href=""/clause/component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">component</a> of each Covered Based on 2 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <a href=""/dictionary/covered-packaging"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Covered Packaging</a> shall mean that each <a href=""/clause/vinyl"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">vinyl</a> <a href=""/clause/component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">component</a> of each Based on 2 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <!-- -->Covered <a href=""/dictionary/products-shall"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products shall</a> mean Covered Products with all <a href=""/clause/accessible"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">accessible</a> <a href=""/clause/vinyl"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">vinyl</a> <a href=""/clause/components"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">components</a> <a href=""/clause/containing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">containing</a> less than or <a href=""/clause/equal-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">equal to</a> 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> (“<a href=""/clause/ppm"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">ppm</a>”) each of <a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a>, <a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>, <a href=""/dictionary/dinp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DINP</a>, DIDP, DnHP and <a href=""/dictionary/bbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">BBP</a> through <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> using <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (“<a href=""/clause/epa"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">EPA</a>”) testing <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C <a href=""/dictionary/or-equivalent"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">or equivalent</a> methodologies <a href=""/dictionary/utilized"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">utilized</a> by <a href=""/clause/federal-or-state-agencies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">federal or state agencies</a> <a href=""/clause/for-the-purpose-of"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">for the purpose of</a> determining the phthalate <a href=""/clause/content"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">content</a> in a <a href=""/clause/solid"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">solid</a> <a href=""/clause/substance"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">substance</a>. <a href=""/clause/to-the-extent"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">To the extent</a> testing is performed under this <a href=""/clause/agreement-for"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Agreement for</a> the <a href=""/clause/first-two-years"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">first two years</a> after it is <a href=""/clause/executed"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">executed</a>, <a href=""/clause/trademark"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Trademark</a> will maintain <a href=""/clause/copies-of-documents"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">copies of documents</a> that <a href=""/dictionary/relate-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">relate to</a> the Phthalate content (or <a href=""/clause/lack"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">lack</a> thereof) of <a href=""/clause/the-covered-products"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">the Covered Products</a> and will <a href=""/clause/produce"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">produce</a> <a href=""/clause/copies-of-the"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">copies of the</a> same to Davia within fifteen (15) business days of <a href=""/clause/receipt-of"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">receipt of</a> a <a href=""/clause/written-request"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">written request</a> by Davia for the same. Based on 2 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <!-- -->Phthalate Covered <a href=""/dictionary/products-shall"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products shall</a> mean any <a href=""/clause/accessible-component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">accessible component</a> Based on 1 documents

Note: pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

‍

Which definition should you use?

🤔 has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard '������ý definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

������ý Definition 1

• Phthalate Free means any product component contains equal to or less than 1000 ppm of phthalates DEHP, DBP, DINP, DIDP, DnHP, and BBP.

Relevant Contract Type

• Supply Agreements
• Purchase Agreements
• Manufacturing Agreements

Relevant Circumstances

• When products are being manufactured for sectors where there is a requirement or preference for ““Phthalate Free””.
• When procuring materials or components for use in manufacturing of products.
• When negotiating terms with suppliers or manufacturers to ensure compliance with safety regulations and standards.

Relevant Sectors

• Consumer Goods
• Pharmaceutical
• Plastics Industry
• Cosmetics

‍