Toy Rankings
Using the Product Search
HealthyToys.org
includes test results for more than 1,500 toys and children's products.
In cases where toys had many different components (building blocks of
different colors, for example, or plastic dolls with fabric and plastic),
researchers attempted to collect a useful number of samples from each
toy. For this reason, the data reflects over 4,500 individual samples
of different product components. The XRF machine (see methodology
for more details) identified some elements in each of these components.
Based on these results, each product tested was given an overall
rating, as well as an individual chemical rating for cadmium,
chlorine,
lead,
arsenic,
bromine
and mercury.
A detailed description of the rating system is provided in the product rating section.
An summary of overall trends in the 2008 toy tests is provided in the findings section.
Other features of the HealthyToys.org site:
- You can search for your children's product using the search function, by the toy name, or generate a list of toys tested by brand or by toy type.
- You can keep and share a shopping list of toys using the website's list function.
- You can post our HealthyToys.org Search Widget on your blog or website.
- If your toy isn't in the database, and you'd like us to test for you, just view our list and cast your vote or nominate your toy. We will regularly test the most requested toys.
- In other areas of the HealthyToys.org site you can take action, learn more about the details of our testing, or get additional information about chemicals. Explore the site and let us know what you think - we'd love to hear from you!
