Which International Playthings Toys Are BPA, PVC and Phthtalate Free?

by on April 4, 2009 in Bath Gear

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The Assistant Product Manager at International Playthings contacted us this week to provide some updated information on their line of toys.

Dang, I love it when that happens!

It turns out they are familiar with our Bath Toy Guide and have been working to reformulate many of their products for 2009.  Our previous Guide included three products that were already made from toxin-free materials including:  Bathtime Shower, Tub Boats and Lil’ Squirts.

The following list of bath, sand and play toys are now BPA, PVC and phthalate-free:

Time For Tea
Sandmill Dump Truck Set
Cleaning Kit
Little Lab Tech
My First Baby Doll Play Set
My First Beauty Bag
My First Purse
Build it BIGGER!
Build it BIG
Pirate Cove
Secret Agent Case
Vet Set
Bath Paddlers Assortment
Bubble Frog
Bath Beakers
Zoom Around Garage
Fairyland Playhouse
Sand and Water Table
Super Sudser
Lift Off Rocket
Space Base
My First Cash Register
Musical Skipping Ball
Beach Bag of Fun!
Going Golfing
Tee Ball Set
Lacrosse Set
Ring Toss
Touchdown Football Set
Six Pin Bowling Set
Bath Mix N Match
Beach Builder Basic Bricks
Beach Builder Construct-A-Kingdom
Beach Builder Create-A-Castle
Sculptor Set
Tote Along Tunes
Little Tuffies
Sand Diggers Assortment
2-in-1 Vacuum
Monster Megaphone
Super Spiral Play Tower
Sights ‘n Sounds Splash Table
27 Piece Jumbonetics
Electronic Baby Grand Piano
My First TV
Primed to Paint
Stir Fry for 2
Total Tool Case
Dish Drainer
Build-A-Road
Garden Fresh Fruits and Veggies
Little Builder Tool Belt
Rockin Riffs Guitar
Strike-A-Chord Violin
Castle Bucket Set
Doin’ Dishes Kitchen Sink
Worklight
Sizzlin’ Stove
Fancy Fingers Manicure Set
Learn to Dress Emma
Learn to Dress Jake
Nest and Stack Buckets
Scoop N Strain Water Wand
Lobster Tub Caddy
Monster Badminton
Giant Pick Up Sticks
Sing Along Music Maker
Flash Beat Drum
Vroom ‘n Zoom Car
Little Roadster
Super Skipper
Tub Boats
Press n go Inch Worm

International Playthings obviously provides a great array of alternative toy choices.  We’re hoping they’ll continue to work on their other great toys like the Scrub-a-dub Cocker Spaniel and Dalmation, which still contain phthalate-free PVC.

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  • Susan

    I am so glad to see this list. But I want you to know that I emailed this company in February (see below) and never received the courtesy of a reply. I had written them off as a result. So please let them know that while their products are going in the right direction, if they do not answer their customers’ inquiries, they will lose business!
    Thanks for all your good works.
    Susan
    Begin forwarded message:

    From: Susan Meurling
    Date: February 9, 2009 1:01:33 PM EST
    To: info@intplay.com
    Subject: Nest and Stack Buckets

    Hello,
    My grandson received these as a gift and his father loves them! But we do not give him toys with BPA or phthalates and want to know what the current status is on these. The box got thrown out unfortunately, but there was no bpa-free or phthalate-free tag. I did notice that his do not match the colors of the ones advertised on your website. The largest one in this set is blue, not purple as in the photos, and the shape sorter is orange, not yellow as pictured. Perhaps this info would help you determine when these were made. Here are my questions:

    Could you tell me if these are made in China? I assume yes.
    If so, please tell me if they are currently bpa and phthalate free?
    I read on the Softlanding blog that you are reformulating some of your toys for 2009. I would be willing to wait a few months for those, but since we have them already, we are trying to decide whehter to give them to him or not.

    Many thanks. I await your definitive answers my questions.
    Susan Meurling

  • Susan

    I am so glad to see this list. But I want you to know that I emailed this company in February (see below) and never received the courtesy of a reply. I had written them off as a result. So please let them know that while their products are going in the right direction, if they do not answer their customers’ inquiries, they will lose business!
    Thanks for all your good works.
    Susan
    Begin forwarded message:

    From: Susan Meurling
    Date: February 9, 2009 1:01:33 PM EST
    To: info@intplay.com
    Subject: Nest and Stack Buckets

    Hello,
    My grandson received these as a gift and his father loves them! But we do not give him toys with BPA or phthalates and want to know what the current status is on these. The box got thrown out unfortunately, but there was no bpa-free or phthalate-free tag. I did notice that his do not match the colors of the ones advertised on your website. The largest one in this set is blue, not purple as in the photos, and the shape sorter is orange, not yellow as pictured. Perhaps this info would help you determine when these were made. Here are my questions:

    Could you tell me if these are made in China? I assume yes.
    If so, please tell me if they are currently bpa and phthalate free?
    I read on the Softlanding blog that you are reformulating some of your toys for 2009. I would be willing to wait a few months for those, but since we have them already, we are trying to decide whehter to give them to him or not.

    Many thanks. I await your definitive answers my questions.
    Susan Meurling

  • K.

    A note of caution about this list: I always cross check every toy with healthytoys.org. A quick check of International Playthings shows that the Little Builder Tool Belt is HIGH in LEAD and MEDIUM in ARSENIC. Just because a company claims their toys are safe because they contain no BPA, PVC, or phthalates, it is not necessarily so –they may contain other dangerous chemicals.

    • http://www.thesoftlanding.com Alicia

      Thanks for the info, K. It’s always a good idea to double check a toy’s safety from as many angles as possible.

      We’re just glad to see that International Playthings offers such a great starting point for parents. Not only are they willing to share the information (there were many items on the list we received that DID contain PVC), but they’re also contacting us to share it. I can’t tell you how difficult it is to squeeeezzzze this kind of information out of some manufacturers . . .

      Alicia

  • K.

    A note of caution about this list: I always cross check every toy with healthytoys.org. A quick check of International Playthings shows that the Little Builder Tool Belt is HIGH in LEAD and MEDIUM in ARSENIC. Just because a company claims their toys are safe because they contain no BPA, PVC, or phthalates, it is not necessarily so –they may contain other dangerous chemicals.

    • http://www.thesoftlanding.com Alicia

      Thanks for the info, K. It’s always a good idea to double check a toy’s safety from as many angles as possible.

      We’re just glad to see that International Playthings offers such a great starting point for parents. Not only are they willing to share the information (there were many items on the list we received that DID contain PVC), but they’re also contacting us to share it. I can’t tell you how difficult it is to squeeeezzzze this kind of information out of some manufacturers . . .

      Alicia

  • Yvonne

    Do you know if there is a placed to recycle toys that are toxic. I do not want to give them away to another child and I do not want to throw them into the landfill where the toxins can seep into the environment.

  • Yvonne

    Do you know if there is a placed to recycle toys that are toxic. I do not want to give them away to another child and I do not want to throw them into the landfill where the toxins can seep into the environment.

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  • Molpadia

    Susan,

    Did I Play ever respond? I bought the same set (except that the largest cup is purple, while the shape sorter is still orange) for Christmas and I'm wondering if it's part of the “new” BPA/Phthalate/PVC free line or not, as were you. Goodguide.com happily reports these toys are free of all normal contaminants (many companies cannot claim the same), but for some reason they do not measure and/or report on BPA, phthalates, or melamine.

    I will attempt to contact I Play as well to see what they have to say.

    Thank you Soft Landing! We need more sites like this.

  • Molpadia

    I like goodguide.com myself, as they seem to have more items tested and their site is a bit more user-friendly as well. K is absolutely right though – just because a toy is BPA/PVC/Phthalate-free does NOT mean it's free of other harmful contaminants. . .and many quasi green toy manufacturers have shameful amounts of these metals/poisons in their products.