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Toxic Toys
MomsRising.org has created a great-sounding SMS-based service to help you avoid toxic toys while you’re shopping:
Send a SMS/text message to 41411 with the text, “healthytoys [search term/toy name]” — where [search term] is the name of a toy, type of toy, manufacturer, or retailer. This will let you know if a toy contains toxic chemicals or not.
Example: Text “healthytoys alphabet pal” to 41411 to find out the toxics rating for the Alphabet Pal by Leap Frog, sold at Walmart. You can also search by retailer (text “healthytoys walmart” to 41411) or manufacturer (text “healthytoys leap frog” to 41411).
We’ll respond instantly with the results, based on recent comprehensive tests by HealthyToys.com. The results will indicate whether the toy or product had a low, medium, or high detection of toxic chemicals.
