phthalates are linked to reproductive and developmental problems in children.n a victory for consumers. we want to applaud the cpsc for issuing a rule that bans any toy or children's product with five parts per million of any five phthalates. we are so glad to see them ban these other five. i would look to talk about a new category of toy making its debut for the first time in a record, and that is internet connected toys that pose a privacy concern. just this july, the fpi issued a stark warning to parents to consider cyber security before introducing these connected toys that are smart and interactive. the number of these products is growing daily. websites, mobile apps, and products, including children's watches and toys, can track users and collect information on children under the age of 13, who are currently protected by a law called the children's online protection act. an example of one of these toys is this doll here called my friend kayla, which we purchased at walmart. kayla is already banned in germany for privacy violations. several consumer groups

three phthalates were abandoned 2008 and we've been calling for them to be in the other five. like to talk about it a category of toys to keep its debut. in that is internet connected toys that pose a privacy concern. just this july the fbi issued a stark warning to consider cyber security before introducing the internet connected toys that are smart and interactive. the number products is growing daily. websites, mobile apps and products including children's watches and toys can track users and collect information on children under the age of 13 who are currently protected by law called the children's online privacy protection act. an example is the stall call my friend kayla which we purchased at walmart. the problem with kayla is she's already banned in germany for privacy violations. several consumer groups have filed the complaint over privacy concerns. there alleging that she can be accessed on a bluetooth connection without a password. she can be used as a headset, a speaker and microphone. a stranger could use kayla to spy a new kid and talk to your kid. that's not cre

among the most ubiquitous are a class of compounds called phthalates, bisphenol a, and flame retardants, including pbdes, chemicals so common that almost all of us have them inside our bodies. >> so you may have vinyl floors, you may have vinyl shower curtains, you may have vinyl toys that your kids are ussing. those, if it's soft a and pliabe plastic, it's leaching pthalates, which are known to be toxic, into the enenvironment where y you get exposed. >> pthalates are in many common products, including food packaging, building materials, and pharmaceuticals. they're in our cars, and even in new car smell. they're used in cosmetics to hold fragrance and help products to more effectively penetrarate and moisturize the skin. >> we're concerned about their effects on males, on b baby boys. >> we see problems with testicular development, problems with sperm development. >> they can be associated with a decrease in testosterone levels. so if you interfere with the testosterone levels, they don't quite go up all the way. in animal studies, it's been shown to be linked to cryptorchidism, so, u

invisible because they contain toxic substantials such as the heavy metal lead and chemicals known as phthalates. let's talk about lead. we know about the dangers posed by lead. it was in 1978 and in gasoline nearly as long. lead is a neuro toxin that lowers iq and causes behavioral problems and you know, what we did was we sent out toys that we purchased at national retailers across the country and sent them off to a cpsc certificated laboratory to see if they had lead in them. so, there is a legal limit of 100 parts per million of lead in children's products and our lab results showed that there is an excessive amount of lead in two of this year's hottest toys, fitting spinners. this digit premium spinner brass which we got at target contains a whopping 33 parts her million of lead, 330 times the legal limit for lead allowed in children's toys and products. and we also found another fidget spinner which exceeds the legal limit for lead in toys. and we also got that at target. so, on november 10th, target did announce that they are removing these products from their toy shelves, but at first th