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  • May 2008

    • Wal-Mart Tightens Toy Safety Standards

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 14, 08 1:49 PM CDT

      Wal-Mart Tightens Toy Safety Standards

      (Newser) - Wal-Mart is adopting stricter toy safety standards, going above and beyond existing government requirements, the Wall Street Journal reports. The standards set hard lead limits, and encourage “traceability information,” to show where toys are from. Complying could boost toymakers’ costs by 5%-7%, but since Wal-Mart is the world’s top toy seller, expect companies to fall in line. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • toys  • toy recalls  • lead tainted toys  • Chinese toys  • toy safety

  • April 2008
  • December 2007

    • New Tests: 35% of Toys Contain Some Lead

      Associated Press  |  Dec 5, 07 2:00 PM CST

      New Tests: 35% of Toys Contain Some Lead

      (Newser) - Toy shelves are still lined with lead, according to test results released today from environmental health groups in nine states. Checking 1,268 toys, the groups found lead in 35%, with levels often surpassing federal recall standards. Only 23 of those toys have been recalled. “This is not about alarming parents,” one official said. “We’re just trying to give people information.” More »

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      toy recalls  • lead tainted toys  • lead poisoning  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • lead paint

  • November 2007

    • Hasbro Talks Tough on Safety

      Associated Press  |  Nov 30, 07 7:00 PM CST

      Hasbro Talks Tough on Safety

      (Newser) - Hasbro is talking up its safety record by reminding parents it had nothing to do with recent safety recalls: A newspaper ad set to run next week will say consumers should feel good about buying Hasbro products, the AP reports. Experts say it could help the entire industry but warn it probably won’t affect Christmas gift choices and could even be tempting fate. More »

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      Mattel  • lead tainted toys  • Hasbro  • date rape drugs

    • Bush Shifts Focus to Small Picture

      New York Times  |  Nov 24, 07 11:20 AM CST

      Bush Shifts Focus to Small Picture

      (Newser) - With his term winding down, President Bush is putting an increased emphasis on the small picture—domestic issues that have a tangible effect on people's lives, the New York Times reports. While still engaged with weighty foreign matters such as Iraq and the upcoming Mideast summit, Bush has shifted focus to topics such as the holiday travel crunch, unsafe foods, and shaky home loans. More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • airline delays  • food safety  • airline safety  • lead tainted toys

    • Lead Toys Get Charities Grinchy

      MSNBC  |  Nov 21, 07 2:04 PM CST

      Lead Toys Get Charities Grinchy

      (Newser) - Rampant toy recalls are putting a real cramp in the holiday spirit at many charities, MSNBC reports. Toy drives must devote so much manpower to checking donations against lists of lead-contaminated recalls that many have stopped the Santa act entirely. “You don’t know what you’re getting, you really don’t,” said one Salvation Army manager. “So we just throw them all away.” More »

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      Christmas  • lead tainted toys  • toy recalls  • Chinese toys

    • US Stores Riddled With Unsafe Toys

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Nov 21, 07 3:22 AM CST

      US Stores Riddled With Unsafe Toys

      (Newser) - Despite massive recalls, hazardous toys still crowd US shelves, warn consumer watchdog organizations. Dozens of toys pose choking hazards, contain toxic chemicals, or use dangerously strong magnets, according to an annual toy survey by the US Public Interest Research Group released yesterday. Nine of 100 toys tested by the Center for Environmental Health had unsafe levels of lead. All were made in China. More »

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      China  • toys  • lead tainted toys  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • watchdog  • choking  • magnets

    • Calif. Sues Toy Firms Over Lead

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 20, 07 3:09 PM CST

      Calif. Sues Toy Firms Over Lead

      (Newser) - California filed suit yesterday against Mattel, Toys R Us, and 18 other companies, accusing them of making or selling products that contain "unlawful quantities of lead," reports the LA Times. The suit, which follows major recalls of toys during the last year, aims to force manufacturers and retailers to inspect products and ensure they're lead-free, or warn consumers. More »

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      California  • Mattel  • lead tainted toys  • lead poisoning  • Chinese toys  • Toys 'R' Us  • Made in China  • Jerry Brown

  • October 2007

    • Fake Teeth Recalled on Halloween

      Associated Press  |  Oct 31, 07 2:55 PM CDT

      Fake Teeth Recalled on Halloween

      (Newser) - How's this for last-minute: The US government issued a recall of Chinese-made fake teeth—costume—today. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall for the $2 "ugly teeth" because of high levels of lead, the AP reports. The agency estimates that 43,000 packs of eight sets of the teeth have been sold since January. More »

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      Halloween  • lead tainted toys  • Chinese toys  • product recalls

    • Product Safety Boss Balks at Beefing Up Penalties

      New York Times  |  Oct 30, 07 2:29 PM CDT

      Product Safety Boss Balks at Beefing Up Penalties

      (Newser) - The chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission doesn't like a Senate bill that would give her agency more clout, the Times reports. Nancy Nord opposes a measure that would amp up penalties for violators, smooth the public reporting of tainted products, protect whistleblowers, and ease prosecution. It would also double her agency's budget and increase its beleaguered staff. More »

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      food safety  • lead tainted toys  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • Nancy Nord  • Mark Pryor

    • 500K Toys Recalled Over Lead

      Reuters  |  Oct 4, 07 3:19 PM CDT

      500K Toys Recalled Over Lead

      (Newser) - Over half a million Chinese-made toys have been recalled due to dangerous lead levels, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today. Toys ranging from Winnie the Pooh bookmarks to Baby Einstein color blocks were found to contain levels above the .06% legal limit, Reuters reports. 192,000 dollar-store key chains were also on the recall list - not for children, but still unsafe. More »

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      toy recalls  • lead tainted toys  • lead poisoning  • Chinese toys

  • September 2007

    • Recalls Our Fault, Mattel Tells China

      Associated Press  |  Sep 21, 07 7:30 AM CDT

      Recalls Our Fault, Mattel Tells China

      (Newser) - The fallout from Mattel's recall of Chinese-made products took a bizarre turn today as the toy company apologized to Beijing and took the blame for design flaws in lead-tainted toys, AP reports. In a meeting with China's top product safety chief, a Mattel VP called the recalls "overly inclusive" and apologized for hurting "the reputation of Chinese manufacturers." More »

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      China  • Mattel  • toy recalls  • lead tainted toys

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