New Toxic Toy law starts Tuesday
By mscott
@mscott (1923)
United States
February 8, 2009 3:52pm CST
So Tuesday is the day when all stores are suppose to stop selling toxic toys, in other words anything that contains more than minute traces of lead. It doesn't matter when the toys were made. Does this mean the government is going to go to every Walmart or Target and fine each store 100,000 bucks? There is no way we can be important most toys from China any longer if this is really going to be the law. the government in their wisdom is giving manufacturers 1 year to change their testing methods. So that makes sense. We will fine stores for selling the toxic toys here in America but we won't do anything to the people making the toxic toys and sending them to us. Is this kind of like punishing the drug user but not his supplier?
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
8 Feb 09
Gosh I find this news rather amazing. Here in Italy this has been law for many years.
It is up to the store to make sure their suppliers are selling them lead-free goods surely and therefore up to the government to fine them.
That's how it works here but there are also ver strict control checks on illegal imports from countries where toys (and other goods) are still produced with lead content.
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@mscott (1923)
• United States
8 Feb 09
I would guess that 80 percent or more of the toys sold here come from China. I wonder what this will mean for imports. Obviously we bring in so much there is no way they can check everything but I wonder what the stores will do with all the "bad" toys, who is going to do the checking, and who is actually going to enforce the law.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
8 Feb 09
You mean to say that 80% of the toys that chikdren are playing with there are actually dangerous to their health? 
As for imports - now would be the time for someone to start promoting lead-free toys made in USA, especially as it could provide jobs for those losing them due to the crisis don't you think?
Here all toys must have the label from EEC (EuropeanEconomicCommunity) otherwise they are illegal and parents make sure their children are playing with safe toys. After all it is their health at risk.
As for imports - now would be the time for someone to start promoting lead-free toys made in USA, especially as it could provide jobs for those losing them due to the crisis don't you think?
Here all toys must have the label from EEC (EuropeanEconomicCommunity) otherwise they are illegal and parents make sure their children are playing with safe toys. After all it is their health at risk.
@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
15 Feb 09
I think it needs to be a law in every where. I think it's a good place to start though in America. If we cut the supply/demand then we can force people to take the time to test properly, if that makes sense. Though I understand that economics make very little sense to most people, myself included. I am not sure just how many toys this will effect. As a parent though I'd rather be safe then sorry. I think we're doing the right thing. We need to make sure our children are safe.
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