KFDA to introduce ISO standards over PVC-derived medical instruments

The Korea Food and Drug Administration unveiled its plan to introduce the standards of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as part of efforts to define the dissolution rate of controversial diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) in medical instruments containing polyvinyl chloride resins.

ISO 3826-1:2003 specifies requirements, including performance requirements, for plastics collapsi...