Toys in the News: 12-31-08 Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment was given permission to continue producing their star product until February 11, 2009...
12/1/2008
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What Does the CPSIA Stay Really Mean? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted Jan. 30 to issue a one-year stay on select testing and certification requirements outlined in paragraphs 14 (a) (1), (2) and (3) of the Consumer Product Safety Act...
2/1/2009
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Toys in the News: 5-29-09 Today marks the long-awaited U.S. debut of the Disney/Pixar animated feature "Up," reported Variety. It's booked at 3,766 theaters, including 1,530 that project in 3-D...
5/1/2009
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Toys in the News: 7-31-09 Amid a harsh economic climate, Reed Elsevier has put multiple Reed Business Information trade publications, including Playthings and Kids Today, up for sale...
7/1/2009
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Submissions Open for 2009 TDmonthly Awards TDmonthly Magazine is excited to announce open submissions for its annual awards program, which recognizes superior products in the toy industry via TDmonthly’s Top Toy, Top Seller, Classic, Innovations and In the Lab awards!...
6/1/2009
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Toys in the News: 5-29-09 Today marks the long-awaited U.S. debut of the Disney/Pixar animated feature "Up," reported Variety. It's booked at 3,766 theaters, including 1,530 that project in 3-D...
5/1/2009
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Submit Your Products for TDmonthly Awards TDmonthly Magazine is excited to announce open submissions for its annual awards program, which recognizes superior products in the toy industry...
5/1/2009
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Toys in the News: 4-30-09 Hasbro and Discovery Communications are joining forces to create a television network and Web programming featuring educational and entertaining shows for kids...
Access Safety COCs Here Now that the Feb. 10 effective date regarding important requirements under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act has come and gone, you may be left wondering which products on your shelves or on order are in compliance...
3/1/2009
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What Does the CPSIA Stay Really Mean? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted Jan. 30 to issue a one-year stay on select testing and certification requirements outlined in paragraphs 14 (a) (1), (2) and (3) of the Consumer Product Safety Act...
2/1/2009
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Stay on Tests Provides No Rest The Consumer Product Safety Commission's one-year stay of testing and certification requirements under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act has received largely disgruntled reactions from the toy industry...
2/1/2009
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Toy Fair 2009 Overcomes Doom and Gloom Toy Fair 2009, Feb. 15-18, managed a decidedly positive buzz despite recession woes and admitted hardships over compliance with the lead- and phthalate-restricting CPSIA...
2/1/2009
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"Law of the Land" Forces Compliance Amid Confusion "Well-intentioned laws sometimes end up having unintended consequences." That statement, made by Chairman Nancy Nord of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, embodied the reason for this year's Toy Safety Update Seminar at Toy Fair 2009...
2/1/2009
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Guidelines for Certificates of Compliance The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires that manufacturers and/or importers provide Certificates of Compliance to distributors and retailers for products manufactured on or after Nov. 12, 2008...
1/1/2009
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Retailers and Manufacturers Scramble for Safety As the Dec. 12 deadline approaches for online retailers to post specific warnings alongside select children’s products under requirements in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008...
12/1/2008
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Concerns about chaotic testing of toys to determine compliance with as yet to be implemented phthalate restrictions under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) have prompted TIA to issue this bulletin...
12/1/2008
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Guidelines for Certificates of Compliance The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires that manufacturers and/or importers provide Certificates of Compliance to distributors and retailers for products manufactured on or after Nov. 12, 2008...
12/1/2008
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Toys in the News: 12-31-08 Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment was given permission to continue producing their star product until February 11, 2009...
12/1/2008
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Toys in the News: 11-26-08 Eighty migrant laborers demanding more severance pay after a layoff at Kai Da toy factory in Dongguan, China, sparked a 500-protestor-strong riot outside the factory Wednesday...
11/1/2008
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New Standards, New Expenses The high cost of testing is just one challenge manufacturers are facing under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act that passed in August...
11/1/2008
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Controlling Holiday Chaos In the December issue of TDmonthly Magazine, find out what specialty toy-store owners said has been their biggest obstacle ever to a successful holiday season...
11/1/2008
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Toys in the News: 10-31-08 Ganz announced it is now contracting with Brandwise to use its SalesOptimizer program, which will allow the maker of Webkinz to access key sales data, including purchasing trends on a Google map...
10/1/2008
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Toys in the News To see the most recent toy industry news in TDmonthly Magazine...
One Year Later: Beyond China, Beyond Lead Despite an onslaught of scientific reports, enacted legislation and consumer calls-to-action since the 2007 toy recalls for lead hazards and defective designs, hard statistical data on the effect and risks of phthalates is still being gathered and assessed...
9/1/2008
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Innov-X XRF Systems Detect More Than Lead Lead is not the only thing to worry about when it comes to toys and other products for children. The August 2007 lead scare and series of toy recalls was the beginning.....
8/1/2008
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