RC2 to recall some toys; cites lead poisoning threat
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- Toymaker RC2 Corp. said it will recall specific wooden railway vehicles and set components from the Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line due to possible lead poisoning hazard.
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As the holiday shopping season begins, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is out with its annual recall roundup that highlights some toys parents should avoid.
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Dollar Tree Stores Inc is recalling  about 198,000 units of children's jewelry because it contains  high levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety  Commission said on Thursday.
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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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Saudi Arabia ordered the recall of 2,300 toys made in China feared to contain high levels of toxic lead paint, the country's official news agency reported Saturday.
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U.S. environmental regulators are  considering removing lead, a heavy metal linked to learning  problems in children, from a list of regulated pollutants  because past rules have greatly reduced levels of the toxin.
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Mattel, in cooperation with the U.S. Product Safety Commission, is recalling 2.4 million Polly Pocket Doll play sets after three children suffered serious injuries from swallowing small magnetic parts, the second recall of a magnetic toy this year.
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Toys âRâ Us is recalling thousands of art sets made in China because of excessive lead in some black watercolor paints.
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WASHINGTON - Leaders of the agency responsible for protecting consumers from faulty products said yesterday that Congress should increase their budget and power in the wake of huge recalls of lead-contaminated toys.
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Dollar Tree Stores Inc recalled 300,000 baby bead toys and toy cars made in China because they contain excessive levels of lead, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
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The US and Australia recall Chinese-made toys containing a substance linked to date-rape drug GHB.
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The world&#39;s leading toymaker, Mattel  Inc, on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys,  saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally that  contain &quot;impermissible&quot; levels of lead.
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Holiday shoppers may worry if the toys they buy contain lead, but some scientists are urging consumers to focus on the thousands of chemicals in everyday household items.
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Two complaints demanded the RC2 Corporation provide medical monitoring to children who may have ingested lead paint from its products.
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About 110,000 magnetic game pieces that accompanied "Cars" themed backpacks sold at Target Corp retail stores have been recalled because the toys can be swallowed by young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
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- Retailer Toys 'R' Us Inc has voluntarily recalled 27,000 units of Imaginirium wooden coloring cases that were made in China, due to violation of lead paint standard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
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A slew of products made in China  ranging from children's jewelry to cake decorations were  recalled on Thursday because they contain excessive amounts of  lead.