Noise Producing Toys and the Efficacy of Product Standard Criteria to Protect Health and Education Outcomes

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Noise Producing Toys and the Efficacy of Product Standard Criteria to Protect Health and Education Outcomes

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An evaluation of 28 commercially available toys imported into New Zealand revealed that 21% of these toys do not meet the acoustic criteria in the ISO standard, ISO 8124-1:2009 Safety of Toys, adopted by Australia and New Zealand as AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2010. While overall the 2010 standard provided a greater level of protection than the earlier 2002 standard, there was one high risk toy category where the 2002 standard provided greater protection. A secondary set of toys from the personal colle...

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2013-12-01

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Stuart J. McLaren / Wyatt H. Page / Lou Parker / Martin Rushton

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/1/47

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noise / toy safety / autism / ISO standards / consumer products / Medicine

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