Product Safety
At JC Toys we design our dolls and we make them ourselves, which means the answer to how safe is this doll starts a long way before the doll exists. It starts with the raw material.
Here is what we test, what we test to and who decides which age a doll is right for.
The standards our dolls are tested to
In the United States our dolls and accessories are tested to ASTM F963, the toy safety standard. They also meet the requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, both enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Testing is not a final check. It runs from the raw material through the entire manufacturing process, which is something we are able to do because the design and the manufacturing happen under our own roof rather than being handed to somebody else.
The European standards our dolls are tested to
Our products pass the European toy safety standard EN 71, across the parts of it that matter most. EN 71-1 for mechanical and physical properties. EN 71-2 for flammability. EN 71-3 for the migration of certain elements, which is the one covering heavy metals. EN 71-16 for the flame retardants TCEP, TCPP and TDCP. EN 71-19 for bisphenol A.
Under REACH, the European regulation on chemicals, our products pass testing for cadmium, azo dyes, phthalates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and formaldehyde. They also pass for aniline under Appendix C of Annex II.
That is a long list of names. What it comes down to is that the substances parents most often ask about have been tested for and are not in our dolls.
What our dolls are made of
Every doll and accessory in our catalog is BPA free and latex free. Not most of them and not the newer lines. All of them.
We choose materials for how they behave over years rather than months, because a doll that is going to be carried everywhere, dressed and undressed and passed to a younger sister needs to survive all of it.
How we decide which age a doll is for
We do not decide. Independent testing laboratories do, line by line. The grades across our catalog run from newborn right through to 14 plus.
A soft body doll made for a baby and a collector piece with fine detail are two completely different products, so they carry different grades. The grade on the box is the one that matters. Please check the age recommendation on each individual product rather than assuming it applies across the range.
Why you will not find magnets in our dolls
Magnets raise the age grade a doll can carry and they carry a real risk if more than one is swallowed by a child. We would rather design the feature differently and keep the doll in the hands of the younger child it was made for.
Questions and answers
Are JC Toys dolls safe for babies and toddlers?
Many of our dolls are graded for the very youngest children and some are not, because the grade is set line by line by an independent laboratory. Our catalog runs from newborn through to 14 plus. Check the age recommendation on the product itself and it will tell you exactly who it was made for.
What safety standards do JC Toys dolls meet?
In the United States they are tested to ASTM F963 and meet the requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, both enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In Europe they pass EN 71, including EN 71-3 for heavy metals and EN 71-19 for bisphenol A.
Have JC Toys dolls been tested for phthalates, heavy metals and BPA?
Yes. Our products pass EN 71-3 for the migration of certain elements, which covers heavy metals. They also pass EN 71-19 for bisphenol A. Under REACH they pass testing for phthalates, cadmium, azo dyes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and formaldehyde.
Are JC Toys dolls BPA free and latex free?
Yes, every doll and accessory in our catalog.
At what point in production are the dolls tested?
From the raw material through the entire manufacturing process rather than only at the end. Designing and manufacturing in house is what makes that possible.
Any questions
If there is something here you would like to ask us directly, we would much rather you asked. Email info@jctoys.com or call 1-800-422-2244.
We have been making these dolls for over thirty years and the reason we test the way we do is simple enough. They end up in the arms of somebody small.