Safe toy buying tips for the season
The holiday season upon us, and it's time to buy presents for families and friends. While we do that, we should take a few extra steps to be sure that the toys that we're giving to our children are as...Read More...
1 in 3 toys contain toxic chemicals
It's nearly the same story that we told you a year ago: The Ecology Center has released research this week which reports that 1 in 3 toys contain lead, cadmium, arsenic or mercury. While levels of lead in toys is...Read More...
Toymaker giant Mattel exempt from toxics testing rules
New toy safety regulations are in the news again after the Consumer Product Safety Commission has granted the country’s largest toymaker an exemption. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act requires third-party testing of toys to ensure that toymakers large and...Read More...
New toy safety regulations take effect
New consumer protection regulations limiting the amount of lead allowed in children’s toys have taken effect. The regulations are the long-awaited response to the massive 2007 toy recalls when so many toys were found to be contaminated with lead. The...Read More...
New toy testing shows toxins persist in toys
HealthyToys.org has released new toy safety testing results, based on the testing requests of parents. HealthyToys.org tested 13 of the most popular toys as voted on by HealthyToys.org supporters, along with over 500 other popular toys over the last few...Read More...
The season’s safest toys, according to HealthyToys.org
There’s been so much in the news in recent years about dangerous children’s toys, it’s easy to get frustrated and confused when it comes time to go holiday shopping. What’s safe and what isn’t? Are all toys toxic? There are...Read More...
Make and share a wish list of safe toys at healthytoys.org
Are the children in your life busy making a list of gifts they want this holiday season? You can make sure the gifts they ask for this year are safe, healthy and free of toxic chemicals by creating a wish...Read More...
Top 10 worst toys for lead contamination
Among the toxic chemicals HealthyToys.org tested for in children’s toys, lead is perhaps the most dangerous. Lead is found in many children’s toys, particularly painted toys and children’s jewelry. Why does lead post a threat? Exposure to lead in childhood...Read More...
Toymakers agree to immediately reduce lead in toys in California lawsuit settlement
Nine major toymakers have agreed to reduce the level of lead in their toys immediately as part of a settlement in a California lawsuit agreed to Thursday, according to stories in the LA Times and San Francisco Chronicle. The toymakers...Read More...
Parents test toys for toxic chemicals at Healthy Toys event in Connecticut
West Hartford parents gathered Dec. 3 at Our Children’s Center daycare, patiently waiting as a representative from the Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Connecticut tested their children’s toys for chemicals of concern. Parents were drawn to learn what their...Read More...
National press covers release of HealthyToys.org toy database
The national press took note of the Dec. 3 release of HealthyToys.org’s testing for toxic chemicals in toys in a big way. Coverage included the Associated Press, CNN, USA Today and National Public Radio. In an interview with NPR, HealthyToys.org’s...Read More...
One in three children’s toys has significant levels of toxic chemicals, according to HealthyToys.org
Just in time for holiday shopping, the Michigan-based Ecology Center and partners across the country released the second annual guide to toxic chemicals in toys at www.HealthyToys.org. Researchers found that one in three of the 1,500 toys tested contained “medium”...Read More...
State groups to release second annual consumer guide to toxic chemicals in toys for 2008 holiday shopping season
In response to the overwhelming demand for information about toxic chemicals in toys, the Michigan-based Ecology Center and groups across the nation are releasing their second annual guide to help parents make informed decisions this holiday season. In addition to...Read More...
Healthy Toys consumer guide to be released on Dec. 3
HealthyToys.org will release its second annual report revealing the chemical content of children’s toys on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The Michigan-based Ecology Center tested more than 1,500 toys for toxic chemicals, including lead, arsenic, cadmium, and PVC. Consumers visiting the HealthyToys.org...Read More...
