To All Concerned about Child Safety and Products the YoungstersWill Enjoy:
The associates of Middleton Doll are pleased to share with you today news on two fronts regarding the all-important, all-consuming subject matter of “testing.” Testing in the real world, we believe, is conducted on two fronts:

1. By laboratories that test for compliance with safety standards, and
2. By children who conduct a quick out-of-the-box test to determine if a toy will be used (and quite possibly abused) on a frequent basis or relegated to some “dark neverland” (that is, a back corner of the closet or bottom layer of the toy box).

Regarding point 1 above, Middleton Doll is pleased to issue the following statement: Lee Middleton Original Dolls, Inc. commenced development of play dolls to augment their adult collectible line almost a decade ago. Recognizing the legally mandated requirements to market products that will be used for play by young children, Middleton Doll Company contracted Specialized Technology Resources (STR) to evaluate safety and regulatory compliance for its product line.
STR is an independent, U.S.-based company that provides consumer products testing, inspection, auditing, and consulting services to major manufacturers, importers, and retailers around the world. Established in 1944, STR is headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut. In addition, STR has wholly-owned laboratories in Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, China, and India – as well as inspection offices in over 30 countries and five continents. Each laboratory has obtained and operates under the appropriate accreditation scheme for their country. The majority of testing of the Middleton Doll product line is performed at either STR’s Hong Kong laboratory, which has HOKLAS accreditation, or their China laboratories, which have CNAL accreditation (China National Accreditation Board for Laboratories). To learn more about STR, one may visit their website www.strlab.com.
Testing of the Middleton Doll product is conducted in accordance with US Federal regulations as well as the toy industry’s voluntary standard for toy safety, ASTM F963. Testing includes “Total Lead” content of all accessible surface coatings to ensure they comply with the requirements of 16 CFR 1303, and do not contain unacceptable amounts of lead. In addition, testing is also performed for presence of other heavy metals (antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, mercury, selenium) per the voluntary toy safety standard. In addition to the chemical testing as described, Middleton Doll product is further evaluated for mechanical safety. This process ensures there are no hazardous conditions both before and/or after use and abuse (intended to simulate foreseeable child maltreatment). Finally, tests are performed to determine if there are potential violations of flammability standards.
Middleton Doll is proud of its safety record and has not purveyed product requiring a Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall. We are committed to ensuring safe product through the diligent pursuit of appropriate design and manufacturing testing.
Not sure I need to say more here…Middleton uses the best at what they do and if they say PASS on all criteria, we believe we’re “good to go.”