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Consumer Product Safety

Information To Dealers Of Second-Hand Children's Products

Toys

  • Toys for children under three years of age must not have small parts that pose a choking hazard.
  • Ensure that the toys are in good repair, i.e. no sharp edges, any wooden edges are smooth, and all fasteners such as nails, staples, bolts and screws are securely attached.
  • Toys packaged in flexible film bags that have an opening of 35.6 cm (14 in) or larger, must be labelled with a suffocation warning.
  • These bags must be made of a film that is at least 0.019 mm (0.75 mil) thick. Thin bags such as dry cleaning bags can be a suffocation hazard and cannot be used to package toys.

"PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS. TO AVOID DANGER OF SUFFOCATION KEEP THIS BAG AWAY FROM BABIES AND CHILDREN.

LES SACS DE PLASTIQUE PEUVENT ÊTRE DANGEREUX. POUR ÉVITER LE DANGER DE SUFFOCATION, NE LAISSEZ PAS CE SAC À LA PORTÉE DES BÉBÉS NI DES ENFANTS."


Last Updated: 2004-02-11 Top