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Lead paint found on plastic Easter eggs
If you haven't already filled those Easter baskets, you might want to rethink stuffing those little plastic eggs with candy. A chemistry professor recently tested a batch from the Hobby Lobby and found that they exceeded government levels for lead. ...
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Consumer Product Safety Commission chief urged to resign
With the increasing number of toy recalls of late, you would think those in charge over at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission would be begging for more money, staff and resources to better ensure the safety of the American public. Not so, ...Product Recall: Go Diego Go Boat Toys
Excessive levels of lead paint on these Go Diego Go Animal Rescue Boats has prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price to announce another recall. The recall involves this orange and yellow water-squirting boat featuring ...Product Recall: Pottery Barn Mini Zooper Doll Strollers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the voluntary recall of about 21,000 Mini Zooper Doll Strollers, sold exclusively by Pottery Barn Kids. The design of the toy is such that a child's finger can become caught in the rectangular ...Mattel apologizes to China for toy recalls
If you are mad at China's toy manufacturers for all the recalled toys, you should know that it's not their fault. At least according to Mattel, the toy company for whom a large portion of those toxic toys were manufactured. In a meeting today with ...The most dangerous toys
With all the toy recalls of late, one would assume that lead paint poses the biggest threat when it comes to children's toys. Not so, says the non-profit research group Kids in Danger. They have been tracking toy related injuries to children for the ...U.S. and China agree on toy safety improvements
In a move that falls under the 'better late than never' category, a "Consumer Product Safety Summit" was held in Washington, D.C. today to address the issue of lead paint in Chinese-manufactured toys. As a result of the discussions, an agreement was ...Disney to independently test products for safety
Normally, The Walt Disney Company leaves product safety testing up to the manufacturers of their products. But with all the recent recalls of toys made in China, Disney has decided to step up and be responsible for the toys they sell. Beginning in ...Buying 'Made in America' toys
It seems that not a day goes by that we aren't being warned of yet another children's product tainted with toxic lead. Almost every time, the toy in question was manufactured in China. And while Chinese officials say they are working on the problem, ...California to ban phthlataes in children's products
Phthalates are chemical substances used to soften and smooth plastics. The use of these chemicals is common in many children's products, including teething rings and rubber duckies. The European union , as well as 14 other countries, banned the ...
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