Sixteen® Receives Stellar Lead Testing Results

Minneapolis, MN, March 09, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The toy and game industry has recently been shaken due to the importation and sale of products manufactured with unsafe materials. The rapid legislative response, effective February 10th, 2009, is the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. The CPSIA outlines more stringent requirements for the content of lead and other hazardous materials in products for children. It also requires distributors and retailers to document product compliance. The short-notice and broad scope of the new law have raised industry-wide concerns, including in the Toy Industry Association and the National Association of Manufacturers.

As a game for players as young as eight years-old, the card game Sixteen is also subject to the CPSIA requirements, and so Alpine Games opened a short-notice contract with a certified laboratory for compliance testing. Lead in Sixteen was shown to be almost non-existent at 1 to 4 ppm (parts per million)--significantly lower than the 600 ppm maximum allowed by the new law. Kris Cox, President of Alpine Games, stated he was not surprised at the great results, given the high quality of the game's components and strict manufacturing controls.

Sixteen is packaged with easy instructions for two players. Instructions with a four-player variation and a video tutorial are also available for download on the game's official website. Playing Sixteen involves counting, matching, and forming sets while simultaneously working to block your opponent from doing the same. Sixteen is one of the most decorated new games on the market, with awards and recognition from Dr. Toy, Major Fun, NAPPA, Creative Child Magazine, and the Family Review Center.

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