Are plastic toys poisonous?

Inferior plastic toys are toxic.

inferior plastic toys may contain phthalates. A study in the United States found that long-term exposure to phthalates can cause genital deformities. Phthalate esters can enter the body through skin contact, breathing and diet and do harm to human health, with carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity and mutagenicity.

it can be used as a plasticizer for plastic toys. Phthalate plasticizers are mainly used in PVC materials, which can change PVC materials from hard plastic to elastic soft plastic and play the role of plasticizer, and are widely used in medical blood bags and hoses, toys, food contact materials and other products.

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Choosing safe plastic toys

First, it depends on the gloss and bright color of toys

High-quality plastic toys are much better than inferior toys in gloss and bright color. This is because high-quality plastic toys are usually made of PVC, PP, PE and other plastic raw materials, and the plastic itself is very shiny. However, many inferior toys are usually made of "second-class materials" (that is, materials recycled and reprocessed from waste plastic products), and the color becomes worse after reprocessing. Although it may not be guaranteed that the products with good color will be safe, those with poor gloss and bright color are all products with potential safety hazards.

Second, it depends on the thickness of the toy product.

The biggest feature of plastic toys is that their finished products or parts are injection molded at one time. If the inner wall of the injection toy is too thin, it will easily break and fall when children play, and the plastic parts will be brittle to produce small fragments, sharp edges and corners, which will cause danger to the baby. Generally, the plastic wall at corners or radians is thicker than other places, which increases the damage tolerance of toys when they fall to the ground and reduces the degree of damage.

Third, it depends on the 3C certification and label description of toys.

3C certification is short for compulsory product certification in China. The state stipulates that plastic toys must pass the national compulsory product certification, that is, they must have the "CCC" logo. If there is no 3C certification on the product packaging, it means that the product belongs to counterfeit and shoddy products. However, the 3C mark is not a quality mark, but the most basic safety certification, which can only prove that the product is qualified, but not that the product performance is excellent. In addition, you should also check the labels such as manufacturer, place of origin, main material composition, warning slogan and product certificate.

Four key smells of plastic toys

The German Consumer Protection Center pointed out that if some children's toys have pungent smells, they should contain harmful substances, such as phthalate plasticizers. Therefore, it is recommended that you smell the smell when buying toys. Some experts suggest that toys can be washed and dried first, so as to volatilize the smell of plastic as much as possible and reduce the peeling pigment and heavy metal content. If the plastic toy is marked with the tolerable high temperature, it can also be boiled before use.