Lead in Toy Exceeds Limit, Magazine Says
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A Canadian consumer magazine is reporting that a popular line of childrenâs blocks sold throughout North America contains high lead levels.
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NEW YORK - RC2 Corp. , a maker of Thomas &amp; Friends toy trains, and five other companies recalled about 670,000 Chinese-made products, almost all because of paint containing lead levels that may exceed US government standards.
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In 2005, when government scientists tested 60 soft, vinyl lunch boxes, they found that one in five contained amounts of lead that medical experts consider unsafe &#151; and several had more than 10 times hazardous levels.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel, announced a recall of 844,000 toys that contain excessive levels of lead paint Tuesday night - the third such recall of Chinese-manufactured toys by Mattel this summer.
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Despite a record number of toy recalls and promises of more-aggressive testing by toymakers and retailers, toys with high levels of lead and dangerous small magnets are still for sale in stores, two public interest groups said yesterday.
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The testimony came as Mattel said it had found lead levels in paint in recalled toys that were almost 200 times the accepted safety ceiling.
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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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US branches of Toys R Us  recall 27,000 crayon and paint sets after the wooden packaging was found to contain lead.
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What happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently? Most, it turns out, may still be in consumersâ hands.
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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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The website HealthyToys.org provides parents and gift-givers a much-needed resource to help weed out the toys that contain high levels of lead, arsenic, mercury, PVC plastic, and other chemicals.
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Toymaker Mattel Inc is to announce a third recall of Chinese-made toys because they may contain too much lead paint, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Millions of Chinese-made toys have been pulled from shelves in North America and Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts into a powerful "date rape" drug when ingested. Two children in the U.S. and three in Australia were hospitalized after swallowing the...
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel Inc. , said late yesterday it is recalling about 700,000 Chinese-made toys that have excessive amounts of lead paint.
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Toymaker Mattel Inc's recent recalls involved toys that had nearly 200 times the amount of lead in paint as allowed by U.S. law, the company said in a letter released to a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday.
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Toymaker Mattel Inc is set to announce a third recall of Chinese-made toys because they may contain too much lead paint, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
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A Dora the Explorer doll that says a child's name, a TV game that lets girls color their hair, and other electronic toys may be among the best-selling holiday items in the United States this year, according to a list to be published in Redbook magazine.