Protecting Children From Toxic Toys
Posted by Ina Woolcott
Protecting one’s children is of utmost important to parents. Unfortunately, it is now necessary to educate ourselves about how to keep our children safe from potentially harmful chemicals in their toys.
In addition to phthalates, lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, bromine, antimony, chromium, tin, xylene, toluene, and bisphenol-A should all be avoided in children’s toys.
One mistake parents make is assuming that products must be proven safe before they can be sold and they trust that the government wouldn’t allow unsafe toys to be sold. Government regulations are very outdated and ineffective when it comes to the ever-changing world of chemicals and their use in consumer products.
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Protecting Children From Toxic Toys
Ina Woolcott ~ passionate about the Earth, about our Children and about creating a better world.