Question: With all the concern over products made in China, could you provide parents and grandparents with Web sites or retailers where we can purchase "Made in USA'' toys, books, clothes and more for children?
Answer: Kerry and Andrew Menger are the parents of two children and shared your concerns -- so, on Nov. 1 they launched www.NMCtoys.com. NMC stands for Not Made in China.
"My daughter's birthday was in August. I didn't want to buy anything made in China,'' said Kerry Menger, who operates out of New York City's Queens borough. "I went online and kind of struggled. I couldn't find a Web site.'' The Mengers' Web site offers more than 400 products for children younger than 8 made in the United States and in European countries such as Poland, Germany and Spain.
Other toy company sites also are addressing customer requests to identify where toys were manufactured. Little Tikes and Step 2 both note which products are made in America.
On www.Littletikes.com, clicking on the American flag logo will show visitors toys made in the United States.
Step 2, catering to children ages 2 to 6, makes 90 percent of its toys at its plants in Georgia and Ohio, said Dotti Foltz, vice president of marketing communication.
Several months ago, it began labeling toys on www.step2.com with three classifications: "Made in U.S.A.,'' "Made in U.S.A. of U.S. and Imported Parts,'' and "Made in Country of Origin,''' meaning not the United States.
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