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How to prevent recalls of millions of
Toys contaminated by Lead and other Heavy Metals?
How to solve the problem, once and for all?
How to prevent careless workers using lead paint
for toy paint?
QC every batch of toys is a good solution but not perfect. And
it is reactive, not proactive.
Besides QC every batch of toys, it is important to make
sure all raw material suppliers are Heavy Metals Free.
What is Heavy Metals Free supplier?
It means a supplier must certify that they make non toxic
raw materials only. And there is no heavy metals related products in their
product range. This will prevent cross contamination as well as fool proof any
worker who, for example, use lead paint for toy paint.
How many heavy metals?
According to toy regulations, F963 part 3 and EN71 part 3.
There are 8 heavy metals:
Lead (Pb)
Barium (Ba)
Cadmium (Cd)
Antimony (Sb)
Selenium (Se)
Chromium (Cr)
Mercury (Hg)
Arsenic (As)
Lead, Barium and Cadmium are widely
used in industrial applications.
They must never be used in toys.
What kind of products may contain heavy metals?
1. Paint.
Some paint manufacturers make both toy paint and lead
paint.
2. PVC compound.
Some PVC compounders make both toy compound and industrial
compound like cables and pipes which contain Lead, Barium, and/or Cadmium.
3, PVC stabilizer.
Some PVC stabilizer manufacturers, besides making Ca/Zn toy
stabilizer, also make Lead stabilizer, Barium stabilizer and the
highly toxic Cadmium stabilizers. These heavy metal stabilizers are
used in a lot of industrial products. For example, PVC artificial leather,
carpet, packaging sheet, cable, sewage pipe, window blinds, etc.
Who is Grandorth Specialty Chemicals?
We are a Hong Kong based Company with a
wholly owned factory in Guangdong, China. We are manufacturer of food
contact grade Ca/Zn stabilizer. Our Company is Heavy Metals Free
Supplier.
Besides heavy metals free, we achieve one of highest safety
standards in the toy industry, which are as follows:
1. Europe's RoHS: no heavy metals and diphenyl test;
2. Europe's 1999/815/EC: non phthalates tests;
3. Europe's 2002/72/EC: food contact migration tests;
4. USA's FDA CFR 175.300: food contact migration tests;
5. Europe's BGA: no phenol test;
6. Europe's EN71 part 3, no heavy metals tests
(including lead, barium, cadmium, etc);
7. USA's F963 part 3, no heavy metals tests (including
lead, barium, cadmium, etc.);
8. Europe's 2003/53/EC: no nonyl phenol test;
9. Europe PAH: no polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
tests.
Year 2007 is the 13th year we
do the above testing by independent laboratories.