Are Legos Toxic

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Are legos toxic. I have personally never tested any new Legos new in the past 14 years that were positive for any the main four toxicants I look for in my work Lead Mercury Arsenic and Cadmium. Lego for example has reported the presence of cobalt antimony and molybdenum in its toys all chemicals listed by Washington state as a high concern to childrens health. On the whole it took between 114 and 304 days for the plastic heads to pass through the participants systems with the.

Well for those who are here for a quick answer. What is the melting point of brick. In Washington the information is made public on a searchable database available here.

Projectiles are also a risk whether they are intended as such or not. While its fun to watch Lego pieces melt in videos dont try this at home. Furthermore Ive never swallowed one and choked to death as far as I know.

Its unclear exactly what year Lego removed the toxic metal cadmium from its bricks. As for other toys you ask my about often heres my opinion. If ingested over an extended period of time the consequences could be severe.

Yes new Legos are safe. Are Legos toxic if melted. Magnets are the most dangerous but LEGO has done a good job of hiding them recently.

Plus all Lego toys are made with ABS plastic which is a non-toxic stable plastic safe for children. As for the United States and Canadas toy safety requirements plastic toys can still contain traces of PVC but with an allowable. Lego bricks as well as 20 other toys tested such as dinosaur models and farm animals were found to contain all nine harmful elements.