Keeping toys and toy premiums safe for kids.

Hundreds of millions. That’s a rough estimate of toys recalled in the past year, but it might as well be dollars lost for every company that has undergone the brutal consumer whiplash a recall entails. At no time in history has it made better business sense to establish and maintain a program to help ensure the safety of children’s toys and toy premiums — before they reach store shelves. UL-STR’s unparalleled record of quality assurance excellence and responsible sourcing credibility makes our Toy Safety Program the first stop for companies that want to help ensure that every toy they make meets industry and regulatory safety requirements, as well as quality and performance standards.

UL-STR has been a key participant in the development and revision of international toy safety standards, and our programs address toy safety from the design stage all the way to the retailer. We’ve helped some of the world’s largest toy manufacturers identify, reduce or eliminate safety hazards from their products.

UL-STR's Toy Safety Services include:      

• Product design
• Age determination and product labeling evaluation
• Performance, safety, LHAMA/toxicology/cosmetic and microbiological testing
• Full quality assurance programs tailored to international standards and/or client-  specific specifications
• Behavioral science analysis
  Human factors review
• Factory audits, training, inspection and factory-focused engineering services

As a CPSC accredited laboratory, UL-STR can assist you in complying with the new testing and certification requirements under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008.