Six Safety Checks for toys

Hira Siddiqui from Citizens Advice Bureau Pakuranga/Eastern Manukau

At CAB, we regularly help people with questions about their rights when buying goods, including toys. The law requires retailers to sell toys that are safe, but here are Six Safety Checks you can do yourself before you buy a toy and that can make all the difference for your tamariki:

🖍Size – big enough not to choke
🖍Surface – smooth edges, no cracks or jagged bits, no sharp bits
🖍 Strings – not too long
🖍 Supervision – some toys need you there
🖍 Sound – not too loud for little ears
🖍 Specs – Check the packaging for information on hazards, small parts and the right age range for tamariki.

Safer toys = safer tamariki. Easy as!

Check out more tips for safe toys starship.org.nz/safekids/toy-product-safety

For information about how you can be sure that a product you buy is safe - including about mandatory product safety standards and recall notices for unsafe products - visit cab.org.nz/article/KB00000244

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Original post credit: Citizens Advice Bureau: cab.org.nz