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Higher Lead Content Causes Recall of Toys

Bendable cat and dog toys distributed to children as reading incentives for the Collaborative Summer Library Program “Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales,”// has been recalled in libraries nationwide because they contain elevated levels of lead. A recent test on the sample toy registered a lead paint content of 0.277 percent against the allowed limit of 0.06 percent leading to the recall o...

Dangers Lurking in Soft, Cuddly Toys

New Delhi: Children are being exposed to the risk of liver damage or disruption in mental health due to alarming levels of lead and cadmium found in plastic and other soft toys //sold in Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai, says a new study. "Dangerous levels of lead and cadmium have been found in PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) and soft toys being sold in the markets," said Toxics Link, an environment...

WATCH's 2006 List Of Ten Potentially - Dangerous Toys

W.A.T.C.H. Group (World Against Toys Causing Harm), for the 34th time, has published an annual list of 10 toys// with the title 'Most Dangerous Toys of 2006' to watch out for. 'Don't assume that all the toys are safe' says James Swartz, an attorney and director of Boston-based WATCH, which is being funded by donations. He added that toy shelves are potentially stocked with dangerous to...

Toys With Tiny Magnets Recalled

Three children who reportedly swallowed tiny magnets that fell off toys had to be operated upon. Following these incidents, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has// ordered a major recall of 4.4 million Polly Pocket magnetic play sets made by Mattel.Mattel is an El Segundo-based toy manufacturer. The commission took this action after receiving around 170 complaints reporting tha...

Keep Kids Away from Magnetic Toys

Health experts have advised parents to keep children away from magnetic toys because if the magnet is accidentally swallowed//, it could lead to numerous health complications. Magnets could get attached to different sections of the bowel resulting in obstructions, perforations and sepsis - a life-threatening infection of the blood, UPI news wire quoted a report by the Centre for Diseas...

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