Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Tips for buying safe toys for the holidays


When it comes to safety and toys, many watchdog groups of consumers say parents should not rely on the government to make complicit. The US Public Interest Research Group (Pirg) says its survey of many toys on store shelves has revealed that not all manufacturers were adequate warnings on the packaging regarding risks of the toys. Ache some toys contained toxic chemicals that could make children sick. Avoid danger of suffocation to avoid choking hazards for children under three years, the Pirg recommended that mom and dad bring the last of a roll of toilet paper with them to the store. If any part of the toy is small enough to fit inside the tube is too small for a child who is three and poses a risk of Sacramento.Reserved video presentation by Pirg.


The US grupp has detected that the choking small parts, balls and balloons remains a leading cause of toy-related injuries and more. Hanno also found that between 1990 and 2009, at least 196 children have died of suffocation in a line of toys. In 2009 we see more than 5 million toys and other children had to be extracted from deposits due to risk of suffocation. Avoid Hearing Damage Toys that play music, make animal sounds and read stories should not be too hard to ensure children do not experience hearing loss.

But what is too much? Pirg recommends that parents check their toy and if it is too strong for the ear, it is probably too strong for game. Essie recommend that parents do not even compare. Dicono that mom and dad can remove the batteries from toys to loud speakers and cover toys Loud 'with the tape as a precaution. According to the American Society for Testing and Materials, the standard for most toys is 85 decibels, or the sound of a bulldozer to minim.I toys intended to be used close to the ear should be about 65 decibels, or a little strongest typical conversation, according to the American Society for Testing and Materials. Avoid toxic toys Avoid toys that have labels that say PVC, which often contain phthalates.

Reproductive defects, genital abnormalities and early onset of puberty cause phthalates PIRG.A according to the cause of these effects on health in 2008 Federal law has banned them in children's products, but some games still have too. After recommendations to avoid phthalates Related topics: safe choice of Dog Toys When brothers share a room with a Baby Christmas Safety.

Tips for Cats, choose unpainted wooden toys instead of soft plastic toys phthalate toys look labeled 'free' read labels game cosmetics avoid those with xylene, toluene or plastic phthalates avoid toys to avoid lead, Pirg recommends that parents: Keep costumes / novelty jewelry away from children piccoli. Schemer a piece of jewelry or a toy for lead with a meter to take home are available in many hardware stores (but this method of screening should not be relied on as a definitive proof). Check the websites for toy recalls (some listed: ricorda.gov and healthy stuff.org).

Pirg The entire report is called 'Trouble in Toyland: The 24th Annual Survey of Toy Safety' available online. Click here for the full list of toys periscope. The list of unsafe toys include: toy telephones, food trays of toys and cloth books to name a few. Finally, there are many online resources for parents to control when it comes to avoid danger of suffocation, hearing loss and toys classicist. Octavia, you need a commitment to investigate these resources so that moms and dads can determine what are dangerous toys to avoid in their stores local. Monti watchdog groups encourage parents to take an active roll in reporting manufacturers who violate the law by selling unsafe toys so that each year, the stores will stock the their shelves with safe toys.

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