The holidays are behind us, but toy safety continues to dominate parents' concerns. There have been several recent developments parents should be aware of, as the issue of toy safety has not been resolved. Recalls continue almost daily, especially for lead paint standards violations. Export Licences [sic] of 600 Toy Makers Revoked China is cracking down on toy makers in an effort to save the industry. "We have thoroughly inspected all 3,000-plus toy makers for export during the ... continue reading...
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Your Child and Biking
It might be the biggest cliche about Christmas for a kid: coming down the stairs on Christmas morning to find a shiny new bicycle. I can think of worse things to buy your kid than a mode of transportation that uses no fossil fuels. Biking is a lifelong activity that takes place in the great outdoors, is good for your health and good for the planet. However, buying a child's bike can be a lot more difficult than an adult's, mainly because there are many more low-quality bikes out there, sold ... continue reading...
Buyers Beware: Recalled Toys Still on Shelves and Ebay
I like to browse Ebay for unique, homemade wooden toys and Waldorf dolls. Like Etsy, artisans use Ebay to sell their handy work and reach a broader audience. Recently, recalled toys have been showing up on this online auction marketplace. The plethora of recalled toys makes it difficult for consumers to know about every unsafe toy identified by the CPSC. During a recent search, KLTV 7 of Jacksonville, Texas found several recalled toys on Ebay. "It's disturbing that if someone did not know ... continue reading...
Do Home Lead Test Kits Work?
When I first learned about lead in children's lunch boxes, I rushed to the hardware store to buy my own Home Lead Test Kit. I was concerned about my daughter's commercial character backpack (which thankfully we no longer have), and we conducted our own Eco Child's Play lead testing experiment. The results were negative, but now, I have learned that home lead test kits may not be accurate, thus neither was our experiment's results reliable. According to Grist, home lead test kits are not ... continue reading...
Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission Doing Their Job?
Even before the recent flurry of children's toy recalls, I questioned the effectiveness of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) when they failed to act on the presence of lead in children's lunchboxes. The news has only gotten worse, since I wrote about it last February. Almost everyday, I receive a new email from the CPSC listing more toy recalls, mostly for lead content. How can this be? Who is protecting our youngest consumers? In the past two months, there have been millions ... continue reading...
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