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Ph...Th... alate, that's what they call a phthalate.
They were flagged at the ports for possibly having phthalate content in the doll heads.
It's a banned element and substance in toys.
It's basically a plasticizer.
It makes things soft and pliable.
If it is intended for children,
it has to meet the strictest Federal safety requirements here in the United States.
We were able to accomplish ten seizures of unsafe toys at eight of our port of entrys.
And CBP and CPSC worked together to seize
hundreds of thousands of dolls that contain phthalates.
We have a banned phthalate, which is nicknamed DEHP.
This is one of our targeted phthalates.
So, this is in violation of the law.
Well, they're regular sized dolls,
that any parent would purchase off the shelf for their little girl.
This is an optimum time for parents
to also think of the safety of the toys they're buying.
The safety of the products, y'know,
toys that I'm purchasing and giving to my daughter at Christmas,
I wanted to have that confidence that these toys were safe.
We want to continue working as we have, with Government agencies,
Medical professionals, consumer organizations and other experts,
so that we are continually making sure that
we know everything we can in order to make toys as safe as possible.
In my capacity, I want to help ensure that for other consumers, other parents out there.
And by working together, we kept children safe in this instance.
That's why it's so important that we have a partnership with CBP.
A partnership, where we can use each other's resources
to target cargo that may contain violative products.
Identify those products early, pull them over when they come into port,
inspect the containers and stop dangerous products from getting on store shelves.
Protect American consumers from unreasonable risk and harm helps me sleep at night,
it helps them sleep better at night.
It's a win for CBP. It's a win for CTAC.
It's a win for the CPSC, and ultimately, it's a win for the consumer.
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