Toxic metals and chemicals do not belong in children's toys. Collected here are recent on-line resources, reports, media coverage and policy advocacy about the problems created by many recent toy recalls and how individuals, organizations and governments are responding.

We cannot shop our way out of this problem and better regulation is necessary. In Canada, the Hazardous Products Act addresses the issue of toy safety to a very limited extent and this law has not been reviewed in nearly fifty years. Canadians were told in early 2008 that the federal government has placed a high priority on reviewing this law - we are still waiting. In the meantime, the resources in this collection provide information for parents and the public on this issue and can assist with making safer purchases.