Buying Safe Toys Online
The Health Improvement Team would like to highlight the Buying Safe Toys Online Christmas campaign supported by the Child Accident Prevention Trust.
With reports of Christmas toy shortages hitting the headlines, many people are scanning a wide range of online options.
With so many cheap toys available online, how can you tell if the toys you’re buying are safe? Or if that toy at a bargain price is actually dangerous for a child?
Checklist for buying safely online
Who are you buying from?
- The online store of a high street chain? ✔️
- The website of a big-name toy brand? ✔️
- The manufacturer of the branded toy? ✔️
- A company you’ve never heard of? ❌
- A company with no UK or EU address ❌
Remember, a toy sold on a well-known online platform may come from another company, not from the platform itself.
Where is the seller based?
- Here in the UK? ✔️
- Overseas, where UK safety standards may not apply? ❌
Which toys are most dangerous?
- Toys with accessible button batteriesthat can burn through your child’s food pipe.
- Super strong magnetsthat can rip through your child’s belly.
- Toys with long cords that can strangle your child.
- Cheap electrical toys with chargers that can catch fire or wires that can electrocute your child
For further information, please go to the Child Accident Prevention Trust website. Read our article