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An importer of children’s toys has agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $2 million in connection with its alleged violations of federal safety laws.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the consortium companies, Daiso Holding USA Inc., Daiso Seattle LLC of Seattle, WA, and Daiso California LLC of Hayward, CA, imported, distributed and sold toys with illegal levels of lead content, illegal levels of lead paint, small parts on toys intended for children younger than three years old, and products lacking required warning labels.
In addition to a civil penalty of $2.05 million, Daiso has also entered into a consent decree. Under the terms of the consent decree, Daiso is prohibited from importing, directly or indirectly, any toy or other children’s product until it retains an independent product safety coordinator, who will:
- Assist in the creation of a comprehensive product safety program;
- Conduct a product audit of merchandise to determine testing and certification requirements; and
- Develop and establish procedures for compliance and reporting.
CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum called the settlement with Daiso a “landmark agreement,” and that it “sets a precedent for any firm attempting to distribute hazardous products to our nation’s children.”
View more details regarding this action by the CPSC against the importer of children's toys (Daiso Holding USA Inc., Daiso Seattle LLC of Seattle, WA, and Daiso California LLC of Hayward, CA).
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