Toys R Us expands toy safety notification efforts
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Retailer Toys "R" Us said on Wednesday that it is expanding its efforts to inform shoppers of the latest toy recalls after a slew of Chinese-made toys were pulled from store shelves this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.
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The U.S. Congress is looking into  Mattel Inc&#39;s procedures for alerting federal regulators about  hazardous toys, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online  edition on Friday.
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NEW YORK - Playthings made by brands like Playskool, Brio, and GeoMag of Switzerland could get a boost in the approaching holiday sales season because they haven't been caught up in high-profile recalls over lead paint, dangerous magnets, or other safety concerns.
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Permira, the private equity firm that owns New Look, has moved to increase its exposure to the retail sector by bidding for Toys &#39;R&#39; Us, the struggling toy chain.
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Following the pet food scare this year, and a spate of childrenâs toy recalls, pet owners have been stepping forward to ask: How safe are pet toys?
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Toymakers will face strict safety tests and steep fines for safety breaches if a new US law is passed.
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Despite passage of the 1994 Child Safety Protection Act, hazardous toys can still be found on toy store shelves across the country, according to a nationwide toy safety survey released by the US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG).
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Toy safety should be at the top of your list when you select Christmas presents for children. Claudia McCormick, program director of the trauma center at the Duke University
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Mattel Inc. will recall roughly 4.4 million Polly Pocket doll and accessory sets sold in the United States after three children were reported to be injured when they swallowed magnets from the sets, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
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Dozens of dangerous products that violate federal safety standards are finding their way onto retail shelves, while hundreds of other recalled items banned for sale in the United States are being shipped to shoppers abroad, according  Consumer Reports magazine.
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European lawmakers urge the European Parliament in Strasbourg to demand a new safety symbol for toys.
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U.S. consumer safety officials and toy maker Fisher-Price, a Mattel Inc. brand, said on Thursday about 500,000 Laugh & Learn Bunny toys are being voluntarily recalled because they can pose a choking hazard.
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Toy makers are instituting tougher quality controls in China and elsewhere to try to avoid repetition of the  recalls that damaged the industry last year.
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The Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it was notifying health-care providers and consumers about reports of some 28 cases of infants suffering a serious bowel condition after receiving Merck & Co's new vaccine against the rotavirus.
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As a warning against overcharging toys with lithium batteries, a government safety agency said Tuesday there have been dozens of recent reports of remote-controlled helicopters catching fire while being charged.
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By Anna M. Tinsley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 8--Safety signs. Fire extinguishers. Better inventories of hazardous chemicals.
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Acknowledging a growing crisis of public confidence caused by a series of recent recalls, the nation's largest toy makers have taken the unusual step of asking the federal government to impose mandatory safety testing standards for all toys sold in the United States.