Buy Safe Products, Avoid Recalls!
12th July 2009 by Babies No CommentsWhen shopping for children’s toys, it is important to make sure that you know which toys are safe to buy and which ones are not safe. Many toys on the shelves have been recalled but the stores continue to shelf them. If you are not up to date with the recall list, then you might buy some really cool toys that your children will love to play with but they may turn out to contain some toxic, harmful materials. You need to be very careful when purchasing toddlers toys or anything for babies especially because even a small amount of dangerous substance in toys can harm them.
It is sad that toxic toys are still sold in stores all across the nation, despite multiple laws that aim to protect children from toxic toys. Toy safety is a big problem that parents are worried about. Although most toys on store shelves are actually safe, there continues to be some toys that are too dangerous for small kids. Therefore, parents and other child-care providers need to remain vigilant in order to avoid deaths or injuries resulting from toy related issues. With more knowledge, the scope of unsafe toys has been widened to include previously considered safe toys such as those labeled as phthalate-free. It is true that even some products labeled phthalate-free could contain the dangerous chemical.
While manufacturers of toys should act fast to recall unsafe products and also give parents the information they need to allow them to purchase toys that are safe for their kids, some of them do not. You might have heard of many toy recalls on TV but there are a lot more toy recalls that are not reported. Therefore, parents may not know that they are unsafe to use or buy. The government agency charged with keeping toys safe called The Consumer Product Safety Commission have published alerts and information on toy safety but there are still many manufacturers that are ignoring Congress and still sell toys laden with toxic parts. The Consumer Product Safety Commission cannot do much about existing toys that are already out on the shelves.
If you think you have a hazardous toy or any product that is unsafe, you need report the incident to the CPSC by calling a toll-free Consumer Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 800-638-8270).
