A new website has launched devoted to testing the quantities of toxic chemicals in toys and posting the results online.
Healthy Toys is a “project of the Ecology Center” and is also supported by numerous states, state organizations and non-profit organizations. The site lists results of tested toys by toy name, brand and type of toy.I wrote a post in September of this year about some toy recalls and how businesses can purchase recall
insurance. Considering that Mattel Inc. (MAT) “recalled more than 21 million toys”, according to a LA Times article, I’m sure many businesses are purchasing some recall
insurance or increasing their current coverage. With the Healthy Toys site now available consumers can have a chance to know what toys are returning negative results and in turn better protect their children. You can also submit a toy you own for testing if it’s not currently within the Healthy Toys database.It se