Testing hazardous toy dolls. Toy doll being tested for the presence of phthalates,a group of banned chemical compounds. These toy dolls were among more than 200,000 seized by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) investigators. They were being imported from China and were found to contain high levels of phthalates. A total of ten shipments valued at nearly 500,000 USD were seized at the ports of Chicago,Dallas,Los Angles,Norfolk,Memphis,Newark,Portland and Savannah. Photographed on 5 November 2013 |