Links

Press

Op-ed: A New Perspective on how to Solve the Toy Safety Dilemma - Essco (7/15/08)
Children’s jewelry recalled with help of Bellevue Company - CPSC (7/3/08)
Are your toys and cookware lethal? - Mukilteo Beacon (5/7/08)
Make environment safer for children - Seattle Post Intelligencer (3/2/08)
Local company offer free lead testing - KOMO 4 News (12/14/07)
Essco Safety Check Offers Drop-in testing for lead in toys - Seattle Times (12/13/07)
Check toys, household items for toxic substances for free - Seattle Post Intelligencer (12/12/07)
Essco Safety Check Performs Free Community Toy Testing
Essco Safety Check helps look for toxic toys at toy distributors in los Angeles

News

Editorial: Toxic toys and the phthalate threat - Dallas Morning News (7/16/08)
Paterson, Lawmakers Agree To Keep Unsafe Toys Off Shelves - NBC News (6/22/08)
Group: New Vinyl Shower Curtains Hazardous - King 5 News (6/12/08)
Protect your pup: Veterinarian warns of lead in toys - Bangor Daily New (6/7/08)
Toy industry seeks more regulation - Politico.com (6/4/08)
Gov. Gregoire creates safe toys committee - Seattle Post Intelligencer (6/3/08)
Bipartisan legislation to protect California's kids from lead clears assembly floor - California Chronicle (5/30/08)
Lawmakers want lead out of toys - Chicago Tribune (5/30/08)
Strong link between crime, lead exposure in children - Seattle Times (5/28/08)
Wal-Mart Raises Bar on Toy-Safety Standards - Wall Street Journal (5/14/08)
Not easy being green - MSNBC (4/21/08)
Toy Safety Back into national spotlight - USA Today (3/16/08)
Gregoire signs "toxic toys" bill, making Washington state's standards strictest in the nation - Seattle Times (4/2/08)
Gregoire signs toy-safety legislation - Seattle Times (4/1/08)
Hannah Montana Toys Tainted With Lead? - CBS (3/20/08)
Burner Campaign to Offer Free Toxics Testing of Toys this Holiday Season - (12/06/07)
CPSC Staff Study: Home Lead Test Kits Unreliable - CPSC (10/22/07)
Parents told to watch out for dangerous toys - CNN (11/20/07)
Staying safe online, Toxic Toys On The Web - Forbes (11/09/07)
Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity - Washington Post (07/08/07)

Resources

Washington Toxics Coalition - We proudly support the Washington Toxics coalition
A Small Dose of Toxicology - A great resource to learn about toxins and their effects
The CDC's ATSDR Web Site - The Center for Disease Control's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
The CDC's Childhood Lead Resource Site
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Toy Hazard Recalls
Institute for Children's Environmental Health
Public Health - Seattle & King County
HealthyToys - The Consumer Action Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Toy
Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Washington

Partners

BabyPlays - Toy Rental Company
Cribs 2 Bunks - Your home for baby and youth furniture

Recent Events

St. Michael Catholic Church - Olympia, WA - Free Toy & Consumer Product Testing - 7/3/2008
Seattle Baby Expo - Free Consumer Product Testing - Qwest Field Events Center - 6/28/2008 and 6/29/2008
Fitness Festival - Free Consumer Product Testing - Woodinville, WA - 6/14/2008
Patient Appreciation Day - Free Consumer Product Testing - Chiropractic USA-Kirkland, WA - 6/11/2008
Tacoma/Pierce County Livables Community Fair - Tacoma Dome - 5/17/2008
Serene Lake Elementary Free Community Testing - Mukilteo- 5/14/2008
Green Power Baby Shower - Seattle - 5/3/2008
YMCA Healthy Kids Day - Northshore/Bellevue - 4/12/2008
Consumer Product Testing Event - Town Meeting - Lake Forest Park - 2/23/2008
Lobby for Toxic Free Toys - Olympia - 2/7/2008
YMCA Community Event - Bellevue - 2/1/2008
Free Toy Testing - King County - 12/15/07 and 12/16/07