The County of Rockland has adopted Local Law No. 3 of 2015, known as “The Toxic Free Toys Act”, to protect infants and children from exposure to seven toxic chemicals in children’s apparel and children’s products. The law shall be effective from 12 October 2015.

According to the law, no person shall sell or offer for sale any children’s products or children’s apparel that contain:

• benzene
• lead
• mercury
• antimony
• arsenic
• cadmium
• cobalt

This prohibition shall not apply to:

• used children’s products that are sold or distributed for free at secondhand stores, yard sales, on the Internet or donated to charities; and
• protective sporting equipment designed to prevent injury, including but not limited to helmets, athletic supporters, knee pads or elbow pads.

Note:

• Children means a person or persons aged 12 and under.
• Children’s apparel means any item of clothing that consists of fabric or related material intended or promoted for use in children’s clothing.
• Children’s product means any product including toys, primarily intended for, made for, or marketed for use by children. Children’s product does not mean batteries, consumer electronics or electronic components, paper products, or a drug, biologic, medical device, food, or food additive regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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