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Today's Fresh Blogs...| The most dangerous toys |
| Published: September 18, 2007, 5:03 am |
| Tags: Chinese Toys, Chinesetoys, Choking Hazard, Chokinghazard, Dangerous Toys, Dangeroustoys, Deadly Toys, Deadlytoys, Kids In Danger, Kidsindanger, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Toy Injuries, Toy Recall, Toy Safety, Toyinjuries, Toyrecall, Toysafety, Trampolines |
| under: Health and Safety, ToysWith 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 past six years and found that the number one injury-causing |
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| Mattel apologizes to China for toy recalls |
| Published: September 21, 2007, 9:32 am |
| Tags: China, Chinese Toy Manufacturers, Chinese Toys, Chinesetoymanufacturers, Chinesetoys, Debrowski, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Loose Magnets, Loosemagnets, Mattel, Mattel Apologizes, Mattelapologizes, Toy Recall, Toy Recalls, Toy Safety, Toyrecall, Toyrecalls, Toysafety |
| under: Health and Safety, ToysIf 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 Chinese product safety chief Li Changjiang, Mattel executive vice |
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| Product Recall: Pottery Barn Mini Zooper Doll Strollers |
| Published: September 28, 2007, 10:28 am |
| Tags: Children Recall, Childrenrecall, Doll Stroller, Dollstroller, Kids Recall, Kidsrecall, Mini Zooper, Minizooper, Pottery Barn Recall, Potterybarnrecall, Toy Recall, Toy Safety, Toyrecall, Toysafety |
| under: Health and Safety, Toys, Joggers/Strollers/TrailersThe 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 metal clip or the black plastic |
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| Product Recall: Go Diego Go Boat Toys |
| Published: October 25, 2007, 9:29 am |
| Tags: Boat Recall, Boatrecall, Fisher Price Recall, Fisherpricerecall, Go Diego Go Recall, Godiegogorecall, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Recall, Recalls, Toy Recall, Toy Safety, Toyrecall, Toys, Toysafety |
| under: Toys, RecallsExcessive 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 the popular cartoon character Diego. The words "Fisher Price" are marked on |
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| Consumer Product Safety Commission chief urged to resign |
| Published: October 31, 2007, 1:30 pm |
| Tags: China, Chinese Toys, Chinesetoys, Cpsc, Democrats, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Nancy Nord, Nancy Pelosi, Nancynord, Nancypelosi, Product Safety Bill, Productsafetybill, Safe Toys, Safetoys, Toy Safety, Toy Tester, Toysafety, Toytester |
| parents have for the safety of their children."According to the Toy Industry Association, 80 percent of the toys purchased by Americans are made in China. And of all the product recalls made by the CPSC, more than half are of products originating in China. Congress is working to introduce new toy and child product safety legislation, |
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| Feds Urge Vigilance on Toy Safety |
| Published: November 20, 2007, 10:02 am |
| Tags: Feds, Urge, Vigilance, Toy, Safety |
| WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators sought Tuesday to restore parents' confidence in toy safety, urging vigilance during the busy holiday shopping season with little mention of lead hazards that have prompted a record number of toy recalls. |
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| China does its best to meet international safety standards |
| Published: November 22, 2007, 11:18 am |
| Tags: World, China, Chinese Products, Products Safety, Toy Safety |
| The European Union rises the ban on certain toys and products from China, saying the country was working hard to ensure its exports meet international safety standards. |
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| Safety Issues, Weak Dollar Squeezing Chinese Toy Makers |
| Published: November 23, 2007, 1:23 pm |
| Tags: Business, Chinese Products, Toy Safety |
| Hurt by a series of safety recalls of Chinese-made toys this year, U.S. toy companies and retailers are pressing China-based manufacturers to use quality materials. But as VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong, some manufacturers say this is squeezing them financially. |
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| Toy-Safety Data Released On Web Site |
| Published: December 5, 2007, 12:00 am |
| Tags: Toy Safety, Data, Released, Web, Site, California, Jeff Gearhart, Scott Wolfson, Tyrell Katz, Michigan, Amy Von Walter, Boston, Joan Lawrence, London, Nicky Garretty, Oakland, Rene Pimentel, Center For Environmental Health, Ecology Center, Ecology Center Of Ann Arbor, Ore |
| Parents worried about toy safety after a record year of recalls can now look through a list of more than 1,200 items that a coalition of public interest groups has tested for lead and other harmful chemicals, though toy industry officials say the list may cause unnecessary alarm. |
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| Toy Recalls 2008 - Another year, more recalls… |
| Published: March 15, 2008, 12:50 pm |
| Tags: Parenting, Toys, Product Recalls, 2008 Toy Recalls, Child Safety, Toy Quality, Toy Recalls, Toy Safety |
| warnings about magnets in toys, and the continual anxiety of not knowing whether that red toy is tainted with lead or not. Parents have a hard enough job without the additional worry of what we once took for granted: the safety of our children when they are playing under our supervision. What We Saw In 2007’s Toys The big toy news in |
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