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• Product Recall: Mattel Barbie and Tanner Playsets

  Published: August 14, 2007, 1:01 pm

  Tags: Barbie, Barbie Tanner, Barbieandtanner, Dangerous Kids Toys, Dangerouskidstoys, Kids, Magnets, Mattell, Recall, Recalled Toys, Recalledtoys, Toy Recall, Toyrecall, Toys

  Filed under: Health and Safety, ToysThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Mattel are recalling even more magnetic toys. The Barbie and Tanner Playsets have powerful magnets that can detach and be swallowed by children. If more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attract each other and cause serious intestinal issues, including

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• Product Recall: Mattel Doggie Day Care magnetic toys

  Published: August 14, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Chinese Toy Recall, Chinesetoyrecall, Dangerous Toys, Dangeroustoys, Doggie Day Care, Doggiedaycare, Hazardous Toys, Hazardoustoys, Magnets, Mattel Recall, Mattel Toys, Mattelrecall, Matteltoys, Product Recall, Productrecall, Recall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall, Toys Magnets, Toy

  Filed under: Health and Safety, ToysThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel, announced a recall of Doggie Day Care magnetic toys due to the presence of small magnets which can come off and be swallowed by young children. If more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attract each other and cause intestinal

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• Mattell recalls 773,900 more Chinese-made toys

  Published: September 5, 2007, 7:15 am

  Tags: Barbie, Barbie Recall, Barbierecall, Bongo Band, Bongoband, Chinese Toys, Chinesetoys, Fisher Price Recall, Fisherpricerecall, Geo Trax, Geotrax, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Mattell Recall, Mattellrecall, Recalled Toys, Recalledtoys, Toy Recall, Toyrecall

  Filed under: Health and Safety, ToysIn a move that should surprise absolutely nobody, Mattell has announced the recall of hundreds of thousands more toys made in China due to excessive lead in the paint. The majority of the recalled toys are Barbie accessories - 675,000 to be exact. Included are products manufactured between September 30, 2006

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• 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

  Filed 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

  Filed 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: BCI Single Post Swingsets

  Published: September 25, 2007, 10:09 am

  Tags: Bci Burke, Bciburke, Children S Recall, Children Srecall, Cpsc, Playground Recall, Playground Swing, Playgroundrecall, Playgroundswing, Product Recall, Productrecall, Single Post Swing, Singlepostswing, Swing Set Recall, Swingsetrecall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall

  Filed under: Health and SafetyThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with BCI Burke Company, has announced the recall of Single Post Swing Sets due to a fall hazard. The connection at the top of the cross beam can actually break and cause the beam to collapse. This poses a fall hazard to children as well as a hazard to

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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

  Filed 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: Target Plush Boys Rattles

  Published: October 3, 2007, 6:34 am

  Tags: Rattle Recall, Rattlerecall, Recall, Recalled Toys, Recalledtoys, Safety, Target Rattle Recall, Targetrattlerecall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall, Toys

  Filed under: Gear, Health and Safety, ToysThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target have announced the voluntary recall of about 82,000 Plush Boys Rattles. This time there is no lead paint and no loose magnets. There are, however, small beads inside these rattles that can pose a choking hazard to young children should the rattles

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• Product Recall: Albert's Halloween Skull Pails

  Published: October 17, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Alberts Recall, Albertsrecall, Halloween Pail Recall, Halloweenpailrecall, Product Recall, Productrecall, Skull Pail Recall, Skullpailrecall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall

  Filed under: RecallsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with R.L. Albert & Son, has announced the recall of about 55,000 Skull Pails Filled with Halloween Candy Mix. Although no injuries have been reported, the paint on this China-manufactured skull face contains excessive levels of lead and could be hazardous to

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• Product Recall: 1 million Dunkin' Donuts glow stick toys

  Published: October 18, 2007, 4:02 am

  Tags: Dunkin Donuts, Dunkin Donuts Recall, Dunkindonuts, Dunkindonutsrecall, Glow Stick, Glow Stick Recall, Glowstick, Glowstickrecall, Recall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall

  Filed under: RecallsWe don't have Dunkin' Donuts where I live now, but it was one of my regular stops when I lived in New York. Apparently, the national chain has been giving away these glow stick toys for free since September. Well, now they would like to have them back. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the pink and orange glow

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• Product Recall: Gymboree Toy Pirate Sword

  Published: October 19, 2007, 6:02 am

  Tags: Costume Sword, Costumesword, Gymboree Recall, Gymboree Sword Recall, Gymboreerecall, Gymboreeswordrecall, Halloween Costume Recall, Halloweencostumerecall, Pirate, Pirate Sword, Piratesword, Recall, Sword Recall, Swordrecall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall

  Filed under: RecallsIs your kid planning to be a pirate for Halloween? Might want to check the sword and make sure it's not this one. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Gymboree have announced a recall of about 6,000 Toy Pirate Swords due to a laceration hazard - if the sword should break, a sharp point could result.Gymboree has

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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

  Filed 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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• Product Recalls: Buckets and Bobbleheads

  Published: October 27, 2007, 4:02 am

  Tags: Bobblehead Recall, Bobbleheadrecall, Halloween Pail Recall, Halloweenpailrecall, Lead Paint Recall, Leadpaintrecall, Recall, Recalls, Toy Recall, Toyrecall

  Filed under: RecallsHere are two more children's products being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission due to excessive levels of lead paint. First, we have approximately 142,000 Purple Halloween Pails with Witch Decorations, sold exclusively at Family Dollar Stores nationwide from August 2007 to October 2007 for about $1 each.

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• Product Recall: Toys "R" Us Elite Operations Toys

  Published: October 31, 2007, 12:34 pm

  Tags: Elite Operations Recall, Eliteoperationsrecall, Lead Paint, Lead Paint Recall, Leadpaint, Leadpaintrecall, Military Toys, Militarytoys, Recall, Recalls, Toy Recall, Toyrecall, Toys, Toys R Us Recall, Toysrusrecall

  Filed under: RecallsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Toys "R" Us have announced the voluntary recall of about 16,000 Elite Operations Toys due to excessive levels of lead paint. The recall involves four military-style Elite Operations toys, which includes Super Rigs (#1004), Command Patrol Center (#1020), Barracuda Helicopter

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• Product Recall: Halloween Ugly Teeth

  Published: October 31, 2007, 11:01 am

  Tags: Costume Recall, Costumerecall, Halloween Recall, Halloweenrecall, Party Favor Recall, Partyfavorrecall, Teeth Recall, Teethrecall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall, Ugly Teeth Recall, Uglyteethrecall

  Filed under: RecallsCheck your ugly teeth to make sure they aren't these, which are being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Amscan, Inc. due to high levels of lead. About 43,000 of these packages of eight Ugly Teeth party favors were sold at various retailers nationwide from January 2006 to October 2997 for about $2.The

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