“…The two most widely used plastics in IV bags in the US are polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyolefin (PO). There are several reports documenting the presence of metals, cyclohexanone, DEHP, and other organic and acidic compounds due to leaching from PVC IV bag surfaces (Arbin, Jacobson, Hanniene, Hagman, & Ostelius, 1986;Borchert et al, 1986;Cheung, Hallock, Vishnuvajjala, Nguyenle, & Wang, 1998;Demore, Vigneron, Perrin, Hoffman, & Hoffman, 2002;Pearson & Trissel, 1993;Ulsaker & Korsnes, 1977). Manufacturers have claimed that PO bags and infusion sets are free of DEHP and other plasticizers, but other leachates such as organic acids and antioxidants have been reported (Jenke, 2005(Jenke, , 2007Jenke et al, 2005;Labo, Tocchi, & Rock, 1984;Labow, Tocchi, & Rock, 1986).…”