ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE 100% SAFE:  OUR MARBLE RUNS, BUILDING BLOCKS AND OTHER WOODEN TOYS ARE MOSTLY NATURAL WOOD, WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING AT CUBORO, CUGOLINO, VARIS, BIBROS, MATADOR OR NIC TOYS.  NO LEAD PAINT OR OTHER TOXIC SUBSTANCES ARE USED IN THEIR MANUFACTURE.  THE COUNTRIES FROM WHICH WE IMPORT (SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, JAPAN, HUNGARY) GENERALLY HAVE QUALITY CONTROL REGULATIONS EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN THOSE IN THE USA -- PLEASE FEEL SECURE IN SHOPPING OUR SITE AND PURCHASING OUR TOYS.