Tai Sing Director Absolves Responsibility For Toxic Toys

[Latka]

Can u guys believe wat this doo dah is saying? Unbelievable!!! Stop buying their products.

 

 

 

Toxic toy story sparks major scare

 

Supermarkets and major retailers in Singapore are scrambling to recall more toys after a national survey revealed that half of 50 toys available on shelves contained chemicals which can be harmful to children.

 

The survey done by the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) revealed on Monday that 23 out of the 50 toys tested were found to contain excessive amounts of lead and phthalates, a chemical commonly added to plastics to increase durability and flexibility.

 

All of the toxic toys were made in China, and some even had the

[Beehive3783]

He's not exactly wrong you know.. typical businessman mindset is to import stuff in to sell. It is up to the relevant authorities to determine whether the items are safe to sell or not.

[Babyt]

to be fair, its hard to scrutinise the safety of every toy...i dont blame Tai Sing.

 

the buyer sld exercise caution when buying toys for kids and babies.

[Chewbacca]

The top sets a good example what.

上梁不正下梁歪

[Hondacrv]

the CE mark from MIC products stand for China Export and not European conformity

 

CE

[Latka]

He's not exactly wrong you know.. typical businessman mindset is to import stuff in to sell. It is up to the relevant authorities to determine whether the items are safe to sell or not.

 

The thing is dey already know the manufacturer churning out toxic stuff but he seems to be implying dey wl continue to buy fm same source. Don't think dat's d way to do business.

[Icedbs]

I don't think the Tai Sing guy is wrong. He is just a distributor. He imports in, make a margin and sell it out.

 

So why should he be the one doing the testing?

 

he can only listen to what the authorities had to say.

[Mustank]

now that they are put on notice, importer cannot say they will continue to rely on the checks carried out by the implicated factories

 

key thing is are any hasbro toys involved? i got lots of hasbro toys

[Beehive3783]

The thing is dey already know the manufacturer churning out toxic stuff but he seems to be implying dey wl continue to buy fm same source. Don't think dat's d way to do business.

Are you sure that they already know before this happened?

 

It is very tricky to deal with China people you know? They can claim that their product conforms to A, B and C standard and even have the documentation to prove it, but do you really know what is going on behind the sales talk?

 

Even if they go to the China factory to do an audit, do they really know what to look out for? Is the importer knowledgeable enough or does he have the resources to spend a few thousands to do proper testing on the toy that probably costs only a few dollars?

 

Even if he can do the testing and all is well, there is no guarantee that the next shipment is ok.

 

I hope I have made my point clear enough for you to understand.

 

[Mustank]

ok here is the list of toys that fail

 

i am more interested in: did they test any branded toys like hasbro and what is the result

 

http://www.case.org.sg/downloads/central/toy_survey.html

[Picanto]

Can u guys believe wat this doo dah is saying? Unbelievable!!! Stop buying their products.

 

 

 

Toxic toy story sparks major scare

 

Supermarkets and major retailers in Singapore are scrambling to recall more toys after a national survey revealed that half of 50 toys available on shelves contained chemicals which can be harmful to children.

 

The survey done by the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) revealed on Monday that 23 out of the 50 toys tested were found to contain excessive amounts of lead and phthalates, a chemical commonly added to plastics to increase durability and flexibility.

 

All of the toxic toys were made in China, and some even had the

[Mustank]

Hasbro say they didnt kena

 

http://www.hasbro.com/corporate/product-safety.cfm

 

http://www.hasbro.com/corporate/product-safety-letter.cfm

[Babyt]

will toys will be more expensive if one day our gov decided to make testing complusory and our distributors will mark up the price cos of the testing cost involved.

 

i believe many of us played w toys before and did we ever get poisoned or at least, having the poison effect showing on us now?

[Mustank]

the romans used lead water pipes.........

[Latka]

you got something against this company? just read a few hundred words and then ask people to boycott.

you a competitor of this company or what? i am also a businessman

 

Relax bro, this is for public's safety and raise public awareness. At the end of the day, people got their own choices to make whether to buy or not.

[Latka]

Are you sure that they already know before this happened?

 

It is very tricky to deal with China people you know? They can claim that their product conforms to A, B and C standard and even have the documentation to prove it, but do you really know what is going on behind the sales talk?

 

Even if they go to the China factory to do an audit, do they really know what to look out for? Is the importer knowledgeable enough or does he have the resources to spend a few thousands to do proper testing on the toy that probably costs only a few dollars?

 

Even if he can do the testing and all is well, there is no guarantee that the next shipment is ok.

 

I hope I have made my point clear enough for you to understand.

 

I did not mean they knew this all along. I meant being interviewed still say not their problem. Not a very business savvy thing to say in light of the situation. Perhaps he cud have said they wl work wif the authorities on the problem?

[Subutai]

No social and moral responsiblity from that organisation. So consumers have to be more and more alert and careful.

 

Wah piang, life is really getting very stressful nowadays.

 

If government have to check everything, then government very busy.

[Watwheels]

Whoa dan car manufacturers are also guilty cos the car's interior are also made of toxic substances.

 

Google "Most toxic car interiors" and you will know why.