China toy scare sparks safety testing frenzy
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Armed with pruning clippers, a worker in a white lab coat snips a plastic Hello Kitty play set into lentil-sized bits that will be bathed in chemicals simulating gastric acid.
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The vast majority of Americans surveyed say they associate China with unsafe toys, and they are divided on whether they trust major toymakers to ensure products on store shelves are safe, according to a MSN-Zogby poll released on Monday.
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Â· Thomas the Tank Engine items taken off UK shelvesÂ· 70,000 Chinese-made playthings may be affected
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Mattel has only itself to blame for a huge toy recall that has stoked global alarm about Chinese-made goods, state media said on Thursday, charging that a slew of foreign safety scares had exposed a protectionist agenda.
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It&#39;s a concern that every parent has during the holiday season - making sure the toy or product they buy for their child is safe.
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Toys and children's necklaces made in China were recalled Wednesday, including five more items from the popular Thomas &amp; Friends Wooden Railway product line, because they contain dangerous levels of lead.
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This holiday, toys are popping up in the most unexpected places: gas stations, auto-parts chains, home and garden stores.
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TIANJIN, China  - China went on a charm offensive on Wednesday to convince a skeptical world its products are safe, as a new poll in the United States found 78 percent of Americans were worried about the safety of Chinese goods.
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BEIJING -- China said yesterday that it was investigating the sale of fake blood protein, a potentially dangerous and widespread practice that underscores the country's problems with product safety.
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Retailer Toys "R" Us is increasing the frequency of safety checks conducted on products sold in its stores after a slew of Chinese-made toys were recalled this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.
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Mattel says most of the toys recalled over safety scares had "design flaws" and China producers were not to blame.
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China either didn't know or didn't care that its test of a satellite killer would produce a spray of space debris. Either way, it's worrisome for the future use of space.  Another question is why China even bothered.
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It's high season for toymakers, and the scramble is on to make sure the 'Made in China' label doesn't send parents running
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The Chinese-made toys children receive for Christmas this year will be safe, the head of China's product safety agency said Wednesday, pledging that problems over the use of dangerous lead paint will be resolved in time for holiday exports.
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Groups such as the US Public Interest Research group are urging consumers to check toys by hand for detachable parts that could pose choking hazards.
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Hyping China's food and product safety problem is a sickness in itself, the country's new health minister said on Wednesday, a day after Mattel announced a third global recall of Chinese-made toys.
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If toys are on your holiday gift list, it&#39;s always great to be the one who gives the best toy. Don&#39;t forget about safety. Just because a toy is on the store shelf doesn&#39;t mean it&#39;s safe.