Eduard Haas III was a staunch anti-smoking advocate. With the PEZ dispenser and accompanying 'Smoking prohibited, PEZing allowed' campaign, he took up the fight against smoking.

Nothing is more important to us than the well-being of our little customers, which is why the safety of our PEZ dispensers is key. From the design of the dispenser and the raw materials used to production and final packaging, safety is of utmost importance to us.

In addition to undergoing numerous inspections during production, all dispensers are also subject to regular chemical and physical checks by external, accredited testing institutes in order to fulfil our strict specifications and ensure legally required standards.

All of our dispensers thus meet the minimum strict safety criteria of the EU Directive on the safety of toys (2009/48/EC) as well as European Standards on toy safety (EN71) and US Standards ASTM F963 for children above the age of 3, in the respective applicable version.

Naturally, the materials used to make the PEZ dispensers are suitable for direct contact with food, which is also regularly substantiated by migration tests on the materials themselves as well as regular checks on the finished dispensers in external, accredited testing institutes.

The first two dispensers for kids were Mickey Mouse and Donald. PEZ began cooperating with Walt Disney in 1962.

No, individual country preferences are simply too different.
The decision as to which range is available in stores in which country is made together with our sales partners in the respective country.
The US is generally a completely independent market with its own subsidiary. Some ranges do overlap, but not all.