L.M. Becker & Co., Inc. Safety Compliance Statement
In 2005, L.M. Becker & Co., Inc. implemented a purchasing policy
with all of our suppliers and manufacturers, including those overseas,
in order to assure the safety of our children’s toy and jewelry
products. They were all required to accept the revised Purchasing Terms
& Conditions in order to maintain their status as our supplier.
The policy includes safety compliance limits for lead in
children’s products, much lower than the maximum allowable levels set
in the Feb 2005 guidance issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC). It also requires that our suppliers and
manufacturers share with us, the responsibility of producing products
that are safe for children before they are released to the public. A
check and balance system is used in order to maintain continued
compliance to the safety standards we have implemented. Suppliers and
manufacturers understand that one incident of non-compliance would
likely result in their losing our business. Therefore, they do
everything possible to make sure that potential hazards are avoided at
all costs.
The policy not only requires conformance to our safety standards, but
also dictates the frequency of how, when, and what tests are to be
conducted:
- First, each item listed on an order is tested for compliance to the
Mechanical Hazards safety standards, before production begins, to
ensure that the design of the item is not considered dangerous (no
sharp points or edges, no choking hazard issues, non-flammable, etc.)
- Next, the policy dictates that every item is to be tested during
the production process for hazardous metals (such as Arsenic, Cadmium,
Lead, Mercury, etc.)
- Finally, in order to increase our level of assurance that the raw
materials that were used (metals, paint, etc.) did not change during
the production process, several samples of every item received at our
Texas warehouse (including items re-ordered from the supplier) are
pulled at random. The finished production samples are sent directly to
an accredited testing lab in the U.S. for additional lead testing
before the item is released for distribution to the public.
With this policy being in full enforcement since 2005, we feel very
confident about the level of safety in our children’s products. We have
been recognized for our accomplishments on a Federal level and by
members of the media that our policy surpasses other safety testing
programs in existence today. Therefore, we encourage others to invest
in establishing the same or similar criteria with their suppliers and
manufacturers in order to ensure the safety of the products they
distribute to our children. Please contact us with any questions you
may have about our testing policy and be sure to visit our website for
more detailed information.
 Look
for this unique safety seal on all our capsuled product displays. It
represents the safety testing policy referenced above and covers only
the products we distribute. The seal is always printed directly on the
product display board in order for you to verify its authenticity.
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