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What You Can Do to Protect Children from Lead

The best treatment is to remove sources of lead from the home, school or child-care center.

  • Check lists of recalled toys at h ttp://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html Another good source is www.healthytoys.org , where you can check toys by brand name, and www.toysafety.org/worstToyList.html .

  • Avoid purchasing toys from vending machines. In 2004, 150 million pieces of children's jewelry were recalled from vending machines nationwide. To be safe, parents should avoid these products.

  • Avoid toys which have small parts which may be swallowed, especially if the parts are metal or metallic.

  • Avoid glossy, fake painted pearls which may be painted with lead-paint.

  • Test suspect jewelry.   Ask retailers about their toy jewelry and ask them if they have documentation that the jewelry does not contain lead. Let them know that you are concerned if they don't have documentation.  

  • If you are concerned, have your child's blood tested.

  • Stay vigilant. Sign-up to receive e-mails from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) about new product recalls. www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html

  • Know what stores, suppliers, and manufacturers have said "no" to lead. Go to the Center for Environmental Health website www.cehca.org/jewelry.htm#other   to get the latest list of companies that have agreed to reformulate their products.

3 Tips for Buying Toys:

    1.  Shop early. Last-minute shopping can lead to “settling” for an inferior product.

    2.  Look for the signs on the package:   Made in the USA.  Manufactured with ASTM standards.  Lead and Phthlate Free.

    3.  Be prepared to pay more. There's a reason why those other toys are so cheap. The safest toys are made by Americans earning fair wages. Your solution: Buy fewer, better quality toys.


Buy Age Appropriate Toys

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/grand/toy/toysafe.html

  • Children under 3 tend to put everything in their mouths. Avoid buying toys intended for older children which may have small parts that pose a choking danger.

  • Never let children of any age play with uninflated or broken balloons because of the choking danger.

  • Avoid marbles, balls, and games with balls that have a diameter of 1.75 inches or less. These products also pose a choking hazard to young children.

  • Children at this age pull, prod and twist toys. Look for toys that are well-made with tightly secured eyes, noses and other parts.

  • Avoid toys that have sharp edges and points.

  • Look for household art materials, including crayons and paint sets, marked with the designation "ASTM D-4236." This means the product has been reviewed by a toxicologist and, if necessary, labeled with cautionary information.
 
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