plasticised material.

A phrase from Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/2005, which rewrote entry 51 of REACH Annex XVII. It reads as though it means the plastic parts of a product, so shops conclude a T-shirt has none. The regulation's own paragraph 5 lists what counts: PVC, PVDC, PVA and polyurethanes; any other polymer except silicone rubber and natural latex coatings; then "surface coatings, non-slip coatings, finishes, decals, printed designs"; then "adhesives, sealants, paints and inks". A plastisol screen print, a DTF film, a heat-transfer decal and the adhesive under it are each named in that list. Four phthalates may not be placed on the market in articles at or above 0,1 % by weight of the plasticised material, and since 7 July 2020 that applies to every article rather than to toys alone, so the threshold is a share of the print and not of the garment. The exemption for industrial, agricultural and open-air articles holds only where no plasticised material touches mucous membranes or has prolonged skin contact, and the same text defines prolonged as continuous contact over ten minutes or intermittent contact across thirty minutes in a day, which a printed tee clears before the wearer leaves the house.