When you shop for toys for children, it is important to know which toys are safe to purchase and which ones are not safe. Some toys have been recalled but the stores continue to shelf them. If you have not been keeping up with the news and the toy recall list, then you might purchase some really cool toys that your kids will love to play with but these toys may contain some toxic, harmful materials. You need to be careful when purchasing toddlers toys or any toys for babies in particular because a tiny amount of dangerous material in toys can harm them.
It is disturbing that dangerous toys are still sold in stores nationwide, despite a lot of laws that aim to protect children from toxic toys. Toy safety is an important issue that parents are always worried about. Although most toys on store shelves are considered safe, there continues to be various toys that are dangerous for small kids. Therefore, parents and child care providers need to exercise care in order to prevent toy-related deaths and injuries. With more knowledge, the scope of unsafe toys has been widened to include toys that were considered to be safe such as those labeled as phthalate-free. It is true that even some products labeled phthalate-free contain the dangerous chemical.
While manufacturers of toys should quickly recall products that are unsafe and also provide parents all the information they need to allow them to buy toys that are safe for their children, some of them just do not. You will no doubt have heard of many toy recalls in the news but there are many more toy recalls that are not reported. Therefore, parents may not be aware that they are unsafe to use or buy. The government agency that is charged with keeping toys safe called The Consumer Product Safety Commission have published alerts and information on toy safety but there are still lots of manufacturers that are not doing anything and still sell toys laden with toxic substances. The Consumer Product Safety Commission cannot do much about existing toys that are already out on the shelves.
If you think that 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).