I think that's why I was seeking clarification, because what I was understanding is that there would be an individual product and then an alternative suggested for that product.
In terms of the numbers, simply to go over it, when we're talking about all classes of medical devices, we're talking about approximately 650,000 devices. When we're talking about the products we're dealing with in the classes of 2s, 3s and 4s, it's in the tens of thousands as well.
When we're talking about a list, then, if we actually talk simply about a list of medical devices that are containing DEHP, we're already talking around a list of about 10,000 products. If the request is that we're making a list of about 10,000 products and then making a comparable list of 30,000 to 40,000 products, we start getting into a question of how useful those lists would be and the ability of an individual to really go through all that and make an assessment.
The last point about the list of products that wouldn't contain DEHP is that this would also include lists of medical devices that would never include DEHP because there would be no reason for them to. So I wonder--and again this is obviously for the committee to debate--whether or not it would be more confusing or helpful.
I think that's the perspective we're coming from.