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Lead ban on toys is now U.S. Law

Published: 20 October, 2008

The United State now has the world's strictest ban on lead in toys. President George W. Bush signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 into law on August 14. It prohibits lead- beyond minute levels- in products for children 12 or younger. It also bans a specific chemical often used to make plastic products softer.

Consumers, parents, toy distributors, and retailers are happy with the new law. It comes just a year after lead paint was found to be a major factor in the recall of 45-million toys and children's items, many imported from China.

The Toy Industry Association trade group in New York reports that three billion toys are sold annually in the U.S., many in amusement redemption centers and skill crane machines. Of those toys, approximately 80 percent are produced in or include parts from China. The Act also strengthens the power and increases funding for the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). For more information, contact the Consumer Product Safety Commission, (800)638-2772; Web (http://www.cpsc.gov/)

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