Toy Recalls

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The Safety Issues With Children's Toys

ezinearticles.com 13 days ago

<p>The Safety Issues With Children'S Toys</p><p>By [Http://Ezinearticles.Com/?Expert=Tim_J._Anderson]Tim J. Anderson</p><p></p><p>What Is This World Coming To When We Cannot Even Rely On The Safety Of Innocent Toys For Our Kids? Things Aren ...

Mattel's 2Q profit falls sharply, but tops view

AP News 14 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Toy maker Mattel's 2nd-quarter profit falls as costs offset higher sales</div><div><p>Mattel Inc. said Friday its second-quarter profit fell by nearly half as higher costs offset strong sales of toys related to summer movies like "Kung Fu Panda" and the latest Batman ...

$30 Million Settlement in Thomas & Friends Suit

consumeraffairs.com 14 days ago

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Company says it has instituted new safety procedures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Chicago judge has given preliminary approval to a $30 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed after the recall of lead-contaminated Thomas &amp;amp; Friends wooden railroad toys. &lt;p&gt;The company agreed to provide ...

Study: U.S. Companies to Blame for Dangerous Toys

consumeraffairs.com 14 days ago

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Defective design, lax oversight cause most safety problems, study finds&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt; Although China and lead paint are the current foci of &lt;a id="KonaLink0"&gt;toy&lt;/a&gt; safety issues, a new study finds that design errors by U.S. &lt;a id="KonaLink1"&gt ...

Fisher Price Recalls 1 Million Toys

consumeraffairs.com 14 days ago

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Toys Made in China Contain Lead-Based Paint&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;China is again at the center of a nationwide recall.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This one involves nearly 1 million Fisher-Price toys pulled off the market late Wednesday because they may contain excessive levels of lead paint ...

CBB Recalls Fishing Games, Cars, Rattles, Bubble Guns

consumeraffairs.com 15 days ago

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Lead paint, choking hazards reported&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt; CBB Group Inc. is recalling about 39,000 toys sold at dollar stores and toy stores nationwide. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The recalled toys include fishing games, rattles, pull cars and cartoon bubble guns. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p ...

Chinese toy makers must comply on safety despite crisis: US regulator

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

<div><p>China's toy makers must not use the financial crisis as an excuse to cut corners in efforts to comply with new product safety rules imposed by importers, a US regulator said in Hong Kong Wednesday.</p><p>Richard O'Brien, a director at the US Consumer ...

Fisher-Price Recalls Simplicity Rainforest Portable Play Yards

consumeraffairs.com 15 days ago

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt; Fisher-Price is recalling about 200,000 Simplicity Rainforest portable play yards following numerous complaints of rails collapsing and posing a fall and entrapment hazard to young children. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that Fisher-Price was taking the action voluntarily, even ...

Group finds fewer toys with high lead levels

AP News 17 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Group says lead levels in toys improved from last year but urges stricter standards</div><div><p>After the high-profile recalls of millions of lead-contaminated toys last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday that its tests found fewer toys with high levels of chemicals in ...

Toy companies settle lead-tainted toy suit

AP News 17 days ago

<div id="subtitle">California says toy companies to pay nearly $1.8M to resolve lawsuit over lead-tainted toys</div><div><p>Nine toy companies, including Mattel Inc., agreed to pay a total of nearly $1.8 million to settle a lawsuit over Chinese-made toys tainted with lead, California state and ...

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