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Ph...Th... alate, that's what they call a phthalate.

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They were flagged at the ports for possibly having phthalate content in the doll heads.

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It's a banned element and substance in toys.

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It's basically a plasticizer.

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It makes things soft and pliable.

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If it is intended for children,

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it has to meet the strictest Federal safety requirements here in the United States.

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We were able to accomplish ten seizures of unsafe toys at eight of our port of entrys.

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And CBP and CPSC worked together to seize

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hundreds of thousands of dolls that contain phthalates.

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We have a banned phthalate, which is nicknamed DEHP.

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This is one of our targeted phthalates.

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So, this is in violation of the law.

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Well, they're regular sized dolls,

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that any parent would purchase off the shelf for their little girl.

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This is an optimum time for parents

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to also think of the safety of the toys they're buying.

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The safety of the products, y'know,

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toys that I'm purchasing and giving to my daughter at Christmas,

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I wanted to have that confidence that these toys were safe.

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We want to continue working as we have, with Government agencies,

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Medical professionals, consumer organizations and other experts,

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so that we are continually making sure that

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we know everything we can in order to make toys as safe as possible.

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In my capacity, I want to help ensure that for other consumers, other parents out there.

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And by working together, we kept children safe in this instance.

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That's why it's so important that we have a partnership with CBP.

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A partnership, where we can use each other's resources

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to target cargo that may contain violative products.

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Identify those products early, pull them over when they come into port,

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inspect the containers and stop dangerous products from getting on store shelves.

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Protect American consumers from unreasonable risk and harm helps me sleep at night,

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it helps them sleep better at night.

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It's a win for CBP. It's a win for CTAC.

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It's a win for the CPSC, and ultimately, it's a win for the consumer.

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