Are plastic toys harmful to children? Bian Xiao's analysis is as follows:
Plastic is toxic to some extent, and the harm to children can be great or small, so children's toys should try to avoid contact with their mouths, and it is best to buy tasteless plastic toys when buying plastic toys.
Toys are scalded with hot water, also called plasticizers. Adding this substance to plastic processing can make it more flexible. Many research institutions have found that plasticizers may interfere with the balance and function of children's original endocrine system, make men feminine or increase the risk of girls' precocious puberty. Plasticizer will accelerate the movement of molecules when it meets hot water and volatilize quickly. If children put such toys in their mouths while taking a bath, they will directly ingest plasticizers.
In addition, inferior plastic toys are toxic, and inferior plastic toys may contain phthalates. Studies have found that long-term exposure to phthalates can lead to genital deformities. Phthalates can enter the human body through skin contact, breathing and diet, which is harmful to human health and has carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity and mutagenicity. It can be used as a plasticizer for plastic toys. Phthalate plasticizers are mainly used in PVC materials, which can change PVC materials from hard plastics to elastic soft plastics and play the role of plasticizers, and are widely used in medical blood bags and hoses, toys, food contact materials and other products.
When buying plastic toys for children, you must look at the thickness of the toy products. The biggest feature of plastic toys is that their finished products or parts are one-time injection molding. If the inner wall of the injection toy is too thin, the child will easily break and hurt when playing, and the plastic parts will be fragile, resulting in small fragments and sharp edges, which is dangerous to the baby. Generally, the plastic wall at corners or radians is thicker than other places, which increases the damage tolerance of toys when they fall to the ground and reduces the damage degree.
In addition, buying toys depends on 3C certification and label instructions. C certification is the abbreviation of compulsory product certification in China. The state stipulates that plastic toys must pass the national compulsory product certification, that is, they must have CCC logo.