L.M. Becker & Co., Inc. Safety Compliance Statement

In 2005, L.M. Becker & Co., Inc. implemented a purchasing policy with all of our suppliers and manufacturers, including those overseas, in order to assure the safety of our children’s toy and jewelry products. They were all required to accept the revised Purchasing Terms & Conditions in order to maintain their status as our supplier.

The policy includes safety compliance limits for lead in children’s products, much lower than the maximum allowable levels set in the Feb 2005 guidance issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). It also requires that our suppliers and manufacturers share with us, the responsibility of producing products that are safe for children before they are released to the public. A check and balance system is used in order to maintain continued compliance to the safety standards we have implemented. Suppliers and manufacturers understand that one incident of non-compliance would likely result in their losing our business. Therefore, they do everything possible to make sure that potential hazards are avoided at all costs.

The policy not only requires conformance to our safety standards, but also dictates the frequency of how, when, and what tests are to be conducted:

• First, each item listed on an order is tested for compliance to the Mechanical Hazards safety standards, before production begins, to ensure that the design of the item is not considered dangerous (no sharp points or edges, no choking hazard issues, non-flammable, etc.)
• Next, the policy dictates that every item is to be tested during the production process for hazardous metals (such as Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, etc.)
• Finally, in order to increase our level of assurance that the raw materials that were used (metals, paint, etc.) did not change during the production process, several samples of every item received at our Texas warehouse (including items re-ordered from the supplier) are pulled at random. The finished production samples are sent directly to an accredited testing lab in the U.S. for additional lead testing before the item is released for distribution to the public.

With this policy being in full enforcement since 2005, we feel very confident about the level of safety in our children’s products. We have been recognized for our accomplishments on a Federal level and by members of the media that our policy surpasses other safety testing programs in existence today. Therefore, we encourage others to invest in establishing the same or similar criteria with their suppliers and manufacturers in order to ensure the safety of the products they distribute to our children. Please contact us with any questions you may have about our testing policy and be sure to visit our website for more detailed information.

Look for this unique safety seal. It represents the safety testing policy referenced above and covers only the products we distribute.