Balitang Toksik! February 23, 2023
BAN Toxics’ BT Patrollers conducted market monitoring on unregistered and unnotified modeling clay toys on online shopping sites in response to some requests received by the group.
Hundreds of different colorful modelling clay toys are being offered for sale on Shopee and Lazada shopping sites, as well as in facebook marketplace including KidArt Modeling Clay 12 colors Dinosaur Collection kids Clay Toy which is already banned by FDA. Furthermore, some product ads are falsely labelled as “Non-Toxic.”
“The proliferation of different modeling clay toys that may have not undergone health and safety standards in on-site and online shopping sites has to end to protect consumers from potential hazards that may be present in this popular toy, ” said Thony Dizon, Toxics Campaigner of BAN Toxics.
On February 21, BAN Toxics raised concern over unregistered and un-notified modeling clay toy that has failed the necessary labeling requirements stated under Republic Act No. 10620 otherwise known as the Toy and Game Safety Labeling Law.
Citing the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009 or Republic Act No. 9711, the manufacture, importation, exportation, sale, offering for sale, distribution, transfer, non-consumer use, promotion, advertising, or sponsorship of any health product without the proper authorization from the FDA is prohibited.
“We call the attention of the Department of Trade and Industry to enforce strict compliance to all online shopping platforms to protect the health and welfare of the consumers from unregistered and unnotified toy and childcare articles (TCCA),” BAN Toxics added.