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| ASTM -- American Society for Testing
and Materials |
| bin toys -- Many retail stores,
especially party stores and drug stores, sell unpackaged toys
in bins. Small toys or toys with small parts in bins must
be labeled, or bins containing unlabeled, unpackaged toys
that may pose choke hazards must be labeled. |
| CPSC -- U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC does not
test all toys on toy shelves. Parents and other toy givers
should read PIRG’s "Tips for Toy
and Child Safety" for more information about choosing
age-appropriate toys and about other toy hazards. They can
be reached at 1-800-638-2772 or 1-800-638-8270. |
| CSPA -- Child Safety Protection
Act, which took effect in January 1995. For the first time,
warning labels were required on toys that contained banned
small parts, if intended for older children, and on balloons,
small balls and marbles. The CSPA also increased the size
of banned small balls, because round objects pose particular
choking hazards |
| no-choke testing tube -- To
see if a toy or toy part is potentially dangerous because
of its size, place it – without compressing it -- into the
tube. If it fits entirely within the tube in any orientation,
it should not get into the hands of children under the age
of three and others who still put things in their mouths.
A toilet paper tube can also be used. |
| phthalates -- probable human
carcinogens known to cause chronic health effects including
liver and kidney abnormalities. Many soft polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) plastic toys contain chemicals called phthalates. PVC
is hard and brittle, so phthalates are added as "plasticizers,"
or softeners. |
| toxic toys -- toys containing
significant amounts of toxic chemicals, especially teething
toys intended for children under three years old. See phthalates. |
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