I think it's safe to assume that the most frequent readers of our little blog here are Stella's grandmothers and aunts (both biological and honorary). ;) Since this audience is also the most likely to buy Stella toys for Christmas, I thought I'd share some news on dangerous toys still on shelves. Scary, but I'm not at all surprised. I know it's hard to do, but if you guys could avoid buying toys that are made in China and anything that does not say BPA and phthalates-free, that would go a long way towards keeping Stella safe. Since I don't have time to research every toy, helping me out on that front would be great. Just in writing this post, I looked at the latest most unsafe toy list and guess what I found...Stella's favorite book - the cloth one! It contains dangerous levels of lead according to the U.S.PIRG’s 2009 Toy Safety Report, Trouble In Toyland.
http://www.babycenter.com/204_dangerous-toys-still-on-store-shelves-report-finds_10325127.bc?scid=momsbaby_20091201:2&pe=2UwpAwD
Here's an article on the environmental safety of toys:
http://www.babycenter.com/0_going-green-the-environmental-safety-of-toys_3651139.bc
And here are some websites that I check before buying myself or her body products. My pediatrician even gave me a handout from them:
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/browse.php?maincat=babycare
Another resource (with toy ratings): http://www.goodguide.com/
Unsafe toy list - this one is specifically designed for mobile phone use: http://toysafety.mobi/unsafetoylist.html
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