my email from melissa & doug

[titania]

i sent m&d an email asking them to reassure me of the safety of their (mic) products. here's what they had to say:

Yes, we definitely appreciate and understand your concern.

Please be assured, we test for lead VERY frequently.

It's quite possible to make great quality children's items in China,
which meet all safety regulations, but the key point is that you have to
test and inspect very frequently to be sure that your factories are
always following your instructions explicitly. We assure you that's
exactly what we do.

From our experience, the key to doing this correctly is not simply to
insist that your factories follow your instructions, but then to go one
step further and to AUDIT, INSPECT, AND TEST very frequently. That is
the most important part of the process, and it's something our company
has always taken VERY seriously.

Thanks again for asking, and for your support also.

Your Dedicated Customer Service Team

Melissa & Doug, Inc.

800-284-3948

i hadn't seen anything from them, so maybe this will be of interest for other mamas.

[saongiri]

great! glad to hear they are making that extra effort- I am trying to uy mostly wahmor local made toys or make them myself but I have some m&d toys that I'd hate to get rid of just because they are mic

[DivineNature]

I wish they would be more specific on how often they test. Like, is often every other shipment or once a year, etc?

[Indianamom*2]

My dad has some of the better lead test for his job and tested a M&D fire truck that DS has and it tested possitive for lead !


Playskool/Hasbro has a letter from the CEO on their site about their to safety as well.
http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=letter

[hackermd]

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