Safe Toys: Why You Can be Confident in the Safety of Toys
The North American toy industry would like to assure you that you can
be confident that toys are safe for kids to play with. Toygivers
and toymakers together make sure this is true. Here's why:
Toy safety is our top priority.
Toymakers' ultimate and only consumers are the families who play
with the products we make. We recognize the special responsibility that
goes with making products for children and we would never sell a product
that was not safe.
US toy safety standards are the world's best.
Toys sold in the United States are the most highly-regulated and
monitored in the world. Our toy safety standards serve as models for
countries around the globe.
Toys sold in the USA have an excellent safety track record.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the independent federal
agency that oversees the safety of 15,000 consumer products,
consistently lists toys among the safest of 15 common consumer product
categories in the home. If there is ever any question about the safety
of an item, CPSC and toymakers work together to fix it or withdraw it
from the market.
To ensure safe play, toygivers need to do their part, too.
Toys are manufactured and distributed with instructions as to proper
usage, age appropriateness and safe play practices. Toygivers should
read toy packaging carefully before making a purchase to ensure fun and
safe play. And remember, there is no substitute for adult
A full-time safety resource is available to answer your
Through its website, TIA provide families and caregivers access to
important information about toy
safety and safe play.
For nearly 90 years, Toy Industry Association and the toy
manufacturers it represents have made it a priority to ensure children's
safety and well-being while bringing joy to their lives.