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                | Jen | 
                Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 7:21:57 PM  Smart Shoppers' Toys Card http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/105/kidtoysssc
  If you're shopping for toys this holiday season,
  LOOK FOR:
  Organic, untreated cotton, wool (No pesticides; wool is fire resistant)
  Unfinished, solid, sustainable wood - not plywood or laminated wood (No toxic paint or fumes)
  ACMI’s AP label on art supplies (Screens out toxic materials)
  PVC-free toys: Brio, Chicco, Early Start, Lego, Little Tykes, Primetime Playthings, Sassy and Tiny Love (Protect from phthalates, lead, cadmium)
  LOOK OUT FOR:
  PVC plastic (#3 recycling symbol) (Hormone-disrupting phtalates, carcinogenic dioxins)
  Mercury in batteries (Harms developing brains)
  Lead in jewelry and metal toys (Harms developing brains)
  Stain- and moth-proofed fabrics (Can trigger allergic reactions)
  The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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