CBP Seizes Toys from China for Excessive Lead & Phthalates Content
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are working with Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators around the country to identify, examine, sample and test imported shipments that may be unsafe or hazardous. CBP announced that it recently seized the following imported toy shipments with high levels of lead and plastic phthalates from a Chicago-area warehouse before the merchandise was released into stores: (1) A shipment of FBI Action Play Sets from China after CPSC tested a sample which was found to contain excessive levels of lead. The shipment of 47,700 FBI Action Play Sets was valued at more than $8,760; and (2) a shipment of plastic light musical balls from China after CPSC tested a sample which was found to contain excessive levels of phthalates. The shipment of 4,720 toy balls was valued at more than $3,190.
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(See ITT's Online Archives 11120820 for summary of the need for third-party testing and certification for lead and phthalates in children's products manufactured on/after January 1, 2012, which describes the current lead content and phthalates requirements.)