Advocacy about Yellow Duck Toys

In May, the Toxics-Free Corps sent suggestion letters to JD.com, Taobao.com, Pinduoduo, Douyin and Kuaishou platforms on the basis of the findings of a survey on yellow duck toys. Each of these e-commerce platforms paid much attention to the suggestion letters, and conducted internal examinations and platform improvement. By May 25, 2022, they had removed all the twelve products containing excessive phthalates identified in this survey.

On the afternoon of May, 27, the Toxics-Free Corps held a press conference themed “The 4^th anniversary of the survey on yellow duck toys -- new heights of plastic toy-relevant chemical safety.” At this event, the Toxics-Free Corps released the findings in the fourth year; some experts in different sectors were invited to share interesting information and knowledge. Of them, Liu Xia, a researcher of China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), explained chemical hazards from children’s toys; Ma Qiju, Head of the Children’s Product and Resource Recycling Certification Department, China Quality Certification Center (CQC), presented how China Compulsory Certification (CCC) helps ensure the safety of children’s toys. Presentation by the guests was followed by an exciting roundtable, as the representatives of Shenzhen Institute of Consumption Quality (SICQ), Shenzhen Toys Industry Association (SZTIA), Hape International (Ningbo) Ltd., Alibaba and Shenzhen Zero Waste discussed experience and lessons in children’s toy-relevant chemical safety management. The event was livestreamed via Ifeng.com and was watched by about 164,000 people.