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Jen
Expedition Leader
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
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USA
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 Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 7:21:57 PM
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Smart Shoppers' Toys Card
http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/105/kidtoysssc
If you're shopping for toys this holiday season,
LOOK FOR:
Organic, untreated cotton, wool
(No pesticides; wool is fire resistant)
Unfinished, solid, sustainable wood - not plywood or laminated wood
(No toxic paint or fumes)
ACMI’s AP label on art supplies
(Screens out toxic materials)
PVC-free toys: Brio, Chicco, Early Start, Lego, Little Tykes, Primetime Playthings, Sassy and Tiny Love
(Protect from phthalates, lead, cadmium)
LOOK OUT FOR:
PVC plastic (#3 recycling symbol)
(Hormone-disrupting phtalates, carcinogenic dioxins)
Mercury in batteries
(Harms developing brains)
Lead in jewelry and metal toys
(Harms developing brains)
Stain- and moth-proofed fabrics
(Can trigger allergic reactions)
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Smart Shoppers' Toys Card
