SAN JUAN: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico recently seized hazardous toys in four different shipments that arrived between August and September, 2015, with a combined estimated domestic retail value of over $100,000. The toys were found to contain hazardous substances that could represent a risk for children.
Working closely with US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) compliance investigators, CBP officials detained several shipments of toys from China in four separate incidents between the months of August and September 2015. All of the toys were seized in October 2015, after CPSC laboratory analysis determined that they contained lead in excess of the limit that may be harmful to the health and safety of children.
Children’s products, including toys, which are designed or intended primarily for use by children 12 years of age or younger, must not contain a concentration of lead greater than 0.009 percent (90 parts per million) in paint or any similar surface coatings.
“Import safety is a priority trade issue for CBP,” stated Edward Ryan, San Juan Assistant Director of Field Operations in the area of Trade. “Our agency works with CPSC as well as nearly 50 other government agencies to enforce US import regulations and to stop unsafe and illicit goods from entering the country.”
