No Additional Testing for Toys Required Under New Suffolk County Law

December 11, 2017 | The Suffolk County Department of Health began enforcing the “Toxic Free Toys Act” on December 1. Additional testing for toys is not required under the law, which now includes rules and regulations that defer to existing federal laws regulating toys sold in the United States.

Due to litigation filed by the Safe to Play Coalition – an alliance representing hundreds of small U.S. manufacturers and sellers of toys and children’s products – the Toxic Free Toys Act was amended to align with existing federal laws regulating toys. It now aligns with the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), and regulations incorporating ASTM F963 safety requirements – and includes new language to address additional legal and compliance issues.

“As a supporter of the Safe to Play Coalition, The Toy Association is pleased that federally-compliant toys and children’s products will not be pulled from major retail and specialty toy store shelves in Suffolk County,” says Steve Pasierb, president & CEO of The Toy Association. “There are already more than a hundred federal requirements, exclusions, and test methods in place to ensure that all toys sold in the U.S. are safe.”