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Article Archive: Safety
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Why Letting AI Do Your Homework Could Hurt Your Brainpower: An 11-Year-Old's Guide to Better Reading
Let's talk about why using AI for your reading homework might not be the best idea. Why Relying on AI Isn’t Great Think of it like this: if you always used a calculator for math, you’d get the answers, but you wouldn’t really learn how to do the math yourself. Reading is the same way! If AI does all the hard work for you, your brain doesn’t get the chance to practice understanding the story or figuring out tricky ideas...
12/1/2024
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"Vitamin P(lay)": A Holistic Approach to Child Development in the Toy Industry
"Vitamin P(lay)" is a toy industry trend that emphasizes holistic child development by integrating physical activity, creativity, emotional expression, and social interaction into playtime. This approach distinguishes itself from other healthy toy trends that may focus solely on specific aspects of well-being...
11/1/2024
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Reasons for Toy Recalls and Alternative Solutions
By implementing these alternative solutions, toy manufacturers can address the most common reasons for toy recalls and ensure the safety and well-being of children. It is vital to prioritize safety throughout the design, production, and marketing of toys to build trust with consumers and create a positive impact on the...
12/1/2023
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Toys in the News 12/06/2021
JOHN MOORE COLUMN: Top selling toys not like they used to be Texarkana Gazette bookmark_border share more_vert Toys and stocking stuffers for Christmas WSAZ-TV bookmark_border share more_vert...
12/1/2021
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Placing Toys in the EU Market: Legal Obligations as a Manufacturer
New requirements due to become effective in July 2021. Understanding compliance procedures can be complicated for sellers. You can find more information and useful links regarding toy safety in the EU below: Self-verification procedure in the conformity assessment: Decision No 768/2008/EC...
2/1/2021
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Recalled Toys
AUGUST 19, 2020 Pier 1 Recalls Three-Wick Halloween Candles Due to Fire and Burn Hazards The candle’s high flames can ignite the surface of the wax, posing fire and burn hazards. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled candles and carefully cut all three wicks as...
8/1/2020
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Recalled Toys
AUGUST 19, 2020 Pier 1 Recalls Three-Wick Halloween Candles Due to Fire and Burn Hazards The candle’s high flames can ignite the surface of the wax, posing fire and burn hazards. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled candles and carefully cut all three wicks as...
8/1/2020
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2014 ABC Must-Sees
If you're planning on going to the 2014 ABC Kids Expo (September 7-10 in Las Vegas, Nev.), look no further! Leading up to the show TDmonthly Magazine will be sharing information on exciting new products that will be shown at the Expo, along with ordering specials for our readers...
9/1/2014
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 2012 ABC Kids Expo: Products to Watch
The 2012 ABC Kids Expo is running from October 14-17th in Lousiville Kentucky. What can retailers expect to see this year at the Kentucky Exposition Center? TDmonthly Magazine wanted to know, so we asked manufacturers to share some of the products they'll be featuring at the show...
10/1/2012
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 Facebook: the Anti-Social Network?
Social media sites like Facebook connect users with old friends, new acquaintances and everyone in between. However, studies are revealing an inverse link with online connections and deeper, face-to-face relationships...
7/1/2012
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 Toys in the News: 6-29-10
TOMY Corporation has announced plans to introduce TOMICA, a best-selling die-cast car and train brand in Japan, to North America...
6/1/2010
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 To Litigate or Not to Litigate?
In the June issue of TDmonthly Magazine, attorney Susan Pan wraps up a three-part series on patents in the toy and game industry, helping manufacturers determine the value of patent damages...
5/1/2010
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 Patents in the Toy and Game Industry: Part I
The commercial success of iconic toys and today’s hottest-selling electronic games is helped or hindered by intellectual property (IP). In the United States, IP rights include trademarks, copyrights and patents. Each has an appropriate role in protecting toymakers from unscrupulous imitators...
4/1/2010
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 Summary of Online Toy Reviews
TDmonthly Magazine’s Review Scout scours the Web weekly for reviews of new and hot products so you don’t have to spend your time searching...
3/1/2010
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 Toys in the News: 2-24-10
An overseas shipment tagged as "toys and parts" that arrived in Tacoma, Wash., was discovered to contain 30 rifles similar to those used by the U.S. military...
2/1/2010
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 Lead and Testing Under the CPSIA
If you’re a toy manufacturer, you know the regulatory landscape for your business was dramatically altered in summer 2008 with the enactment of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)...
1/1/2010
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 Toys in the News: 7-31-09
Amid a harsh economic climate, Reed Elsevier has put multiple Reed Business Information trade publications, including Playthings and Kids Today, up for sale...
7/1/2009
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 Submissions Open for 2009 TDmonthly Awards
TDmonthly Magazine is excited to announce open submissions for its annual awards program, which recognizes superior products in the toy industry via TDmonthly’s Top Toy, Top Seller, Classic, Innovations and In the Lab awards!...
6/1/2009
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 Toys in the News: 5-29-09
Today marks the long-awaited U.S. debut of the Disney/Pixar animated feature "Up," reported Variety. It's booked at 3,766 theaters, including 1,530 that project in 3-D...
5/1/2009
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 Toys in the News: 4-30-09
Hasbro and Discovery Communications are joining forces to create a television network and Web programming featuring educational and entertaining shows for kids...
4/1/2009
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 Access Safety COCs Here
Now that the Feb. 10 effective date regarding important requirements under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act has come and gone, you may be left wondering which products on your shelves or on order are in compliance...
3/1/2009
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 What Does the CPSIA Stay Really Mean?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted Jan. 30 to issue a one-year stay on select testing and certification requirements outlined in paragraphs 14 (a) (1), (2) and (3) of the Consumer Product Safety Act...
2/1/2009
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Stay on Tests Provides No Rest
The Consumer Product Safety Commission's one-year stay of testing and certification requirements under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act has received largely disgruntled reactions from the toy industry...
2/1/2009
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 Toy Fair 2009 Overcomes Doom and Gloom
Toy Fair 2009, Feb. 15-18, managed a decidedly positive buzz despite recession woes and admitted hardships over compliance with the lead- and phthalate-restricting CPSIA...
2/1/2009
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 "Law of the Land" Forces Compliance Amid Confusion
"Well-intentioned laws sometimes end up having unintended consequences." That statement, made by Chairman Nancy Nord of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, embodied the reason for this year's Toy Safety Update Seminar at Toy Fair 2009...
2/1/2009
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 Guidelines for Certificates of Compliance
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires that manufacturers and/or importers provide Certificates of Compliance to distributors and retailers for products manufactured on or after Nov. 12, 2008...
1/1/2009
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 Retailers and Manufacturers Scramble for Safety
As the Dec. 12 deadline approaches for online retailers to post specific warnings alongside select children’s products under requirements in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008...
12/1/2008
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Concerns about chaotic testing of toys to determine compliance with as yet to be implemented phthalate restrictions under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) have prompted TIA to issue this bulletin...
12/1/2008
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Guidelines for Certificates of Compliance
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires that manufacturers and/or importers provide Certificates of Compliance to distributors and retailers for products manufactured on or after Nov. 12, 2008...
12/1/2008
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 Toys in the News: 12-31-08
Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment was given permission to continue producing their star product until February 11, 2009...
12/1/2008
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 Toys in the News: 11-26-08
Eighty migrant laborers demanding more severance pay after a layoff at Kai Da toy factory in Dongguan, China, sparked a 500-protestor-strong riot outside the factory Wednesday...
11/1/2008
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 New Standards, New Expenses
The high cost of testing is just one challenge manufacturers are facing under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act that passed in August...
11/1/2008
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 Controlling Holiday Chaos
In the December issue of TDmonthly Magazine, find out what specialty toy-store owners said has been their biggest obstacle ever to a successful holiday season...
11/1/2008
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 Toys in the News
To see the most recent toy industry news in TDmonthly Magazine...
10/1/2008
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 Toys in the News: 10-31-08
Ganz announced it is now contracting with Brandwise to use its SalesOptimizer program, which will allow the maker of Webkinz to access key sales data, including purchasing trends on a Google map...
10/1/2008
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 One Year Later: Beyond China, Beyond Lead
Despite an onslaught of scientific reports, enacted legislation and consumer calls-to-action since the 2007 toy recalls for lead hazards and defective designs, hard statistical data on the effect and risks of phthalates is still being gathered and assessed...
9/1/2008
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 Innov-X XRF Systems Detect More Than Lead
Lead is not the only thing to worry about when it comes to toys and other products for children. The August 2007 lead scare and series of toy recalls was the beginning.....
8/1/2008
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 Weekly Toy Newscast: 8-17-08
The much-anticipated toy safety bill lowering acceptable lead limits in children's products and overhauling the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has been signed into law. Find out the major provisions...
8/1/2008
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 How to Prepare for Stricter Safety Legislation
In January, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord scolded the toy industry for widespread failure to comply with safety laws, particularly violations of the 600 parts-per-million (ppm) federal limit on lead in surface paints and coatings...
5/1/2008
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 Toys in the News: 5-29-08
Emily the Strange, the surly tween pop-culture icon who started "life" as a tee-shirt design, is being pushed toward the big screen by Dark Horse Entertainment president Mike Richardson...
5/1/2008
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 Toys in the News: 4-29-08
Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi, the prosecutor general of Iran, has denounced the smuggling of Barbie, Harry Potter items and other toys from the West, warning that such products will harm the country's culture...
4/1/2008
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 Wal-Mart Steps Up Safety
MEGA Brands’ most recent recall came on top of a slew of others — one from Hobby Lobby, two from Battat and one from Infantino...
4/1/2008
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 NITON Has the Edge
After the recall of millions of lead-contaminated toys last summer and fall — some of which had been purchased as far back as 2003 — parents are understandably concerned about toy safety...
2/1/2008
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 Toys in the News: 2-28-08
CNNMoney featured the following products/lines as breakout hits at Toy Fair 2008: Karito Kids by KidsGive, which broke its single-day sales record at this year's show; Pressman Toy, for its licensed offerings The Office Trivia Game, ESPN Jeopardy and Disney Wheel of Fortune...
2/1/2008
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 Lead Scares Trigger Testing Expansion
This year’s long list of toy recalls hasn’t just affected the bottom line for toy manufacturers, retailers and consumers. It’s also turning the tide for testing laboratories that, before now, had next-to-nothing to do with the toy industry, TDmonthly Magazine learned...
1/1/2008
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 Toys in the News: 1-31-08
Fueled by activists' concern over the safety of children's products, Connecticut lawmakers assembled Wednesday to put forth a bill to ban lead in toys...
1/1/2008
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 These Bills Affect Toy Safety
The following 2007 and 2008 Congressional bills relating to toy safety are listed in order of introduction, from the most recent. They are accompanied by a brief summary...
1/1/2008
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Tips to Prevent Lead Exposure
Lead poisoning is entirely preventable. The key is stopping children from coming into contact with lead and treating children who have been poisoned by lead...
12/1/2007
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 Toys in the News: 12-31-07
Walt Disney and Warner Brothers plan to soon launch several virtual worlds as interactive online sites for children such as Webkinz World and Club Penguin continue to gain popularity...
12/1/2007
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Lead Is All Around Us
It’s in our car batteries, on our bridges, lining electric cables and peeling from old walls. It used to be in canned food containers and gasoline and toy soldiers. And it’s in our children’s toys...
12/1/2007
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Lead: How Much Is Too Much?
Recalls over the last quarter have activated consumers and spurred legislative efforts demanding better systems to ensure toy safety. But groups haven’t been able to agree...
12/1/2007
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 NITON Gives Lead Testing a Hand
It was after a young boy fatally swallowed a lead-tainted charm in 2006 that Thermo Fisher Scientific began screening toys for lead — expanding its specialization in analytical science to a new industry...
11/1/2007
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 Toys in the News: 11-30-07
Sudanese protestors rallied for an hour in Martyrs Square Friday against the sentence given to British school teacher Gillian Gibbons, whose students at Khartoum's Unity High School named a teddy bear Muhammad...
11/1/2007
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 Keep Children Safe From Fire
Children under age 5 are twice as likely as the rest of us to die in a fire. Each year, thousands of children are injured or killed in home fires, and 40 percent of them are under age five...
11/1/2007
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