Providing you with safe, high quality, and age-appropriate products is our top priority at Crayola. Since our brand's beginning in 1903, we've ensured that our art materials are nontoxic and safe. We appreciate the trust that parents, teachers, and children have in Crayola.
Crayola LLC utilizes a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of our products. The program encompasses the life of each product from design concept, through full scale production and distribution. Our program is applied to products made both in our facilities as well as those produced by our supplier partners.
As the leading brand of children's art materials, we have always taken a leadership role in product safety. In 1936, Crayola became a founding member of what was then called the "Crayon, Watercolor and Craft Institute," and is now called the Art and Creative Material Institute (ACMI). This organization promotes product safety in art materials for children. All Crayola art materials carry the Art and Creative Materials Institute's (ACMI) APPROVED PRODUCT (AP) seal. Our art materials are reviewed and evaluated by an independent Board Certified toxicologist to ensure we are offering safe and nontoxic art materials of the highest quality.
In consideration of the current laws, regulations, directives and standards existing in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, Crayola conducts a design hazard/risk assessment on all products during the product development phase.
All raw materials sourced for use in our manufacturing plants are purchased only from approved suppliers. Suppliers must have sample material tested for contaminants and evaluated in our process prior to being approved. Supplier Quality then coordinates annual testing of all raw materials for potential contaminants identified in the design hazard/risk assessment process. Samples of all materials with identified potential contaminants are submitted to approved third party laboratories and tested. The results are reviewed with our Product Safety group and the ACMI Toxicologist, as required.
Throughout the production cycle and at various times during the year, Crayola samples finished products from our suppliers or distribution center and submits them to a CPSC certified independent laboratory, for testing to determine compliance with ASTM F963, Phthalates and other CPSC requirements. Additionally, prior to export from the US and other manufacturing sources, finished goods are tested for compliance to the requirements of each export market. Lastly, our Global Quality Assurance teams continually stay abreast of potential legislation and regulations to ensure that products in our global supply chain are consumer-safe, and that we comply with the most current worldwide requirements, government directives and voluntary standards regarding product safety and quality.
Crayola LLC is committed to the ethical sourcing of our products and raw materials. We have a comprehensive program to audit our global supply base which ensures that our suppliers' employees are treated and paid fairly. We are an active participant in the International Council of Toy Industries' "Caring, Awareness, Responsible, Ethical" Program (ICTI-CARE) that promotes ethical manufacturing, fair labor treatment, and employee health and safety.
Can you use Crayola products like make-up productions for eyes, lips or other body parts?
As a manufacturer of children's products, product safety is a priority for Crayola. Although our products are tested and comply with the standards, it is strongly recommended not to use them to make lipstick, eyeliner or other makeup products. They have not been created, tested and approved for this use.
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