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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As local kids make their holiday lists, parents might want to check them twice for potentially dangerous toys. Consumer advocates yesterday released a list of 61 toys they contend have deficient labeling or hazardous parts.
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Foreign media have fuelled unfounded fears about Chinese products, the nation's top quality official has said, as China blocked a U.S. protein powder shipment while the two countries sparred over safety worries.
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More than 1 million of the popular "Thomas & Friends" wooden railway toys made in China are being voluntarily recalled because some may contain lead paint, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.
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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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This holiday, toys are popping up in the most unexpected places: gas stations, auto-parts chains, home and garden stores.
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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 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
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The toy manufacturing giant's investigations reveal more products contaminated by lead paint.
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The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable?
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Dumplings stuffed with cardboard and bogus rabies vaccines are the focus of the latest health scares in China, where the government has banned an industrial solvent used in toothpaste after a spate of global recalls.
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With each passing day, American toy companies and their Chinese suppliers have another pair of eyes looking over their shoulders.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Before you buy those toy fire engines or dress-up dolls this year, make sure the products are safe for children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advises.
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Wal-Mart officials said yesterday they were asking toy suppliers to submit recent safety documentation or re-test their products in response to the wave of recalled merchandise from China that has cast a shadow over the upcoming holiday shopping season.
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ORIENTAL, N.C. -- A rash of safety scares that caused some Chinese imports to be pulled off store shelves -- including poisoned toothpaste, lead-tainted toys , and contaminated pet food -- has spiked demand for products made in the United States. But in the case of shrimp , America's favorite seafood, there is not enough to go around.
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China hit back on Friday at accusations  its products are unsafe, pointing out that a quarter of  imported children&#39;s milk bottles and teats failed a recent  random quality test in a southeastern province.
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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.