JenGC
November 28th, 2007, 12:18 PM
I was talking to my family over Thanksgiving about the fact I am boycotting anything from China due to their lack of safety with our children.
I was told that K'NEX was American own and he thought was American manufactured. They make Lincoln Logs and I know for a fact that product is made in China because I saw a package and wanted to buy one for my daughter. So, I wrote the company to see if there other products (K'NEX and BRIO) were made in China. After sending the email, I realized, "I can just go to the recall page and that will at least tell me if anything was recalled from China". I found some toys that were recalled and were manufactured in China.
The first email was sent to them on November 23rd. I just received an email from them saying....
Greetings from K'NEX and Lincoln Logs. Thank you for your inquiry about
the safety of the products we produce. Please refer to the attached
letter from the president of K'NEX Brands for information on the safety
of our products.
Your Friends at K'NEX!
Here is the attachment (in pdf format)
To all our customers:
My wife, Ellen, and I are parents of a 9 year old girl and 6 year old boy. We have been seeing and reading the stories
about consumer products recalls, including the toy recalls. As a family owned, US based manufacturer of toys, we
take the issue of safety very seriously.
You can feel confident knowing that all K’NEX bricks, rods and connectors are manufactured at our family owned
factory in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, under the strictest of guidelines and using raw materials from premier quality US
manufacturers. We pride ourselves in providing you with a highly enjoyable and safe product. During this time of
heightened sensitivity to toy safety, K’NEX will add a clearly visible label to the front of our products stating that
“K’NEX Bricks, Rods and Connectors are made in the USA.” The label is expected to begin appearing next month.
K’NEX Brands manufactures and sells building sets under the KID K’NEX® and K’NEX® brand names and Lincoln
Logs®.* We are also the exclusive distributor of BRIO® products in the U.S. and Canada. Lincoln Logs are
manufactured in China by an ICTI certified factory. ICTI is the International Council of Toy Industries and more
information can be found at www.toy-icti.org. Each factory is inspected, monitored and subject to periodic safety spot
checks throughout the year.
In addition, all products manufactured by K’NEX Brands conform to ASTM F963-03, the American Society for Testing
and Materials standard for toy safety (see www.astm.org for more information). This voluntary standard is recognized
by the toy industry and governmental agencies as the defining standard for toy safety. Adherence to this standard
means that building sets from K’NEX Brands do not use materials and designs that may be harmful to children.
Every component of every new product we manufacture is tested before the product is produced to make sure that
the final product meets ASTM F963-03 safety standards. As a routine part of our safety assurance program, K’NEX
Brands components are routinely examined by an independent, third-party laboratory to ensure that they meet U.S.
safety standards.
This year K’NEX is celebrating 15 years of making quality construction toys. Be assured that we are mindful of U.S.
toy safety standards and have measures in place to make sure our Lincoln Logs, Brio and K’NEX brand toys are safe
for your children.
We thank you for your loyalty, confidence and support.
Very truly yours,
Michael Araten
President & COO
*Lincoln Logs is licensed from Hasbro Properties Group
(I tried to attach the file to this thread, but it wouldn't let me)
The point of this whole thread is, they lied. I wrote another email back to them telling them of my findings and that they should reconsider sending this attachment out anymore because it just hurts their image even more.
Jen
I was told that K'NEX was American own and he thought was American manufactured. They make Lincoln Logs and I know for a fact that product is made in China because I saw a package and wanted to buy one for my daughter. So, I wrote the company to see if there other products (K'NEX and BRIO) were made in China. After sending the email, I realized, "I can just go to the recall page and that will at least tell me if anything was recalled from China". I found some toys that were recalled and were manufactured in China.
The first email was sent to them on November 23rd. I just received an email from them saying....
Greetings from K'NEX and Lincoln Logs. Thank you for your inquiry about
the safety of the products we produce. Please refer to the attached
letter from the president of K'NEX Brands for information on the safety
of our products.
Your Friends at K'NEX!
Here is the attachment (in pdf format)
To all our customers:
My wife, Ellen, and I are parents of a 9 year old girl and 6 year old boy. We have been seeing and reading the stories
about consumer products recalls, including the toy recalls. As a family owned, US based manufacturer of toys, we
take the issue of safety very seriously.
You can feel confident knowing that all K’NEX bricks, rods and connectors are manufactured at our family owned
factory in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, under the strictest of guidelines and using raw materials from premier quality US
manufacturers. We pride ourselves in providing you with a highly enjoyable and safe product. During this time of
heightened sensitivity to toy safety, K’NEX will add a clearly visible label to the front of our products stating that
“K’NEX Bricks, Rods and Connectors are made in the USA.” The label is expected to begin appearing next month.
K’NEX Brands manufactures and sells building sets under the KID K’NEX® and K’NEX® brand names and Lincoln
Logs®.* We are also the exclusive distributor of BRIO® products in the U.S. and Canada. Lincoln Logs are
manufactured in China by an ICTI certified factory. ICTI is the International Council of Toy Industries and more
information can be found at www.toy-icti.org. Each factory is inspected, monitored and subject to periodic safety spot
checks throughout the year.
In addition, all products manufactured by K’NEX Brands conform to ASTM F963-03, the American Society for Testing
and Materials standard for toy safety (see www.astm.org for more information). This voluntary standard is recognized
by the toy industry and governmental agencies as the defining standard for toy safety. Adherence to this standard
means that building sets from K’NEX Brands do not use materials and designs that may be harmful to children.
Every component of every new product we manufacture is tested before the product is produced to make sure that
the final product meets ASTM F963-03 safety standards. As a routine part of our safety assurance program, K’NEX
Brands components are routinely examined by an independent, third-party laboratory to ensure that they meet U.S.
safety standards.
This year K’NEX is celebrating 15 years of making quality construction toys. Be assured that we are mindful of U.S.
toy safety standards and have measures in place to make sure our Lincoln Logs, Brio and K’NEX brand toys are safe
for your children.
We thank you for your loyalty, confidence and support.
Very truly yours,
Michael Araten
President & COO
*Lincoln Logs is licensed from Hasbro Properties Group
(I tried to attach the file to this thread, but it wouldn't let me)
The point of this whole thread is, they lied. I wrote another email back to them telling them of my findings and that they should reconsider sending this attachment out anymore because it just hurts their image even more.
Jen