Toxic Toys
My one year old (tomorrow's her birthday) was chewing on one of her brothers toys from Christmas. At first I shrugged it off and then after a few minutes thought, "That toy from probably from China and full of lead!" That's when I took it away from her and she cried for what seemed forever. Is the lead worse than the emotional trauma from taking a toy out of her hand? Hmmmm? Anyhow, I did some research and wanted to know more about the recalls and how to find out about what toys are healthy and what toys aren't. I know, this should have happened before the holidays but it didn't. I just seem so focused on buying food, vitamins and personal care products from a company I can trust and learning more about these topics that toxic toys have taken a back seat. Slap on the wrist but shoot...we can't be perfect!
I found Healthytoys.org, a Michigan based group that really focuses on all thing green and healthy. I was very much impressed with the group and thought they did a great job trying to encompass the health of our Environment and our homes. Healthytoys.org allows you to see what toys test high for toxic chemicals, what toys are safe and even nominate toys to be tested. I thought that was a great idea! Luckily through my brief toxic toy search I have found zero toys in our home that are toxic but I'm still researching. It's very time consuming so good luck!!!
I found Healthytoys.org, a Michigan based group that really focuses on all thing green and healthy. I was very much impressed with the group and thought they did a great job trying to encompass the health of our Environment and our homes. Healthytoys.org allows you to see what toys test high for toxic chemicals, what toys are safe and even nominate toys to be tested. I thought that was a great idea! Luckily through my brief toxic toy search I have found zero toys in our home that are toxic but I'm still researching. It's very time consuming so good luck!!!
Labels: Ann Arbor, Ecology Center, healthytoys.org, Michigan, safe products, toxic toys
posted by Green & Clean Mom at
1:09 PM
2 Comments:
I don't know why parents are freaking out about this lead. Have there been any reported deaths?
Just funny about the reactions of parents with this lead business.
As a parent, I'm pretty freaked about this lead business. I usually don't freak easily, but there have been WAAAAAYYYYY too many recalls lately.
I don't know if there have been any reported deaths from the lead in the recalled toys, however, children HAVE died from lead poisoning. While in most cases, they won't die, the list of side effects is terrifying. Here's a link to some good information about the side effects of lead poisoning:
http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/lead.htm
I have found myself reading ALOT more labels than I did before. I haven't found any toxic toys in our house, but did find some of the wooden thomas trains. None of ours was on the list, but it is still scary.
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