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Playing it safe at the 2019 Toy Fair


JTS visits the Toy Fair to find out why toy safety is more than just child's play

Richard Young

Posted 21 February 2019 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Analysis|Health and Safety|National


ANALYSIS: From traditional toys to emerging trends, a visit to the 2019 Toy Fair offers a closer look at product safety, innovation and the challenges facing manufacturers, retailers and enforcement professionals.

Let’s get this straight: regardless of age, we’re never too old to play with toys. Whether you’re into family board games, a master-builder, or a daredevil on a hoverboard, toys will always hold a special place in your heart. Toys take us back to our childhood, a time when the world was simpler, where limits were defined only by our imagination.

I’ve been an avid toy collector and critic ...

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