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Officials Offer Holiday Present Safety Guidelines

Friday, November 14, 2008

Officials Offer Holiday Present Safety Guidelines Before Santa Claus checks his list of boys and girls who have been naughty and nice, federal product safety officials are urging parents and gift buyers to review their own checklists to ensure that the gifts that arrive under the tree on Christmas morning are safe for children. In 2007, there were 18 toy-related deaths and more than 170,000 emergency-room visits for toy-related injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Many of the injuries involved toys with small parts that caused airway obstruction in young children, while other injuries included cuts, scrapes,…

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U.S. Bans Lead in Children’s Toys: Critics Wonder What Took So Long

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

One year after millions of children’s toys and products were recalled for containing excessive amounts of toxic lead, the United States has adopted the toughest standard in the world by banning all but trace amounts of lead in toys. While consumer rights groups and some of the nation’s largest toy retailers welcomed the new protection, many wondered why it took so long for the government to take action against toxic toys. About 28,000 deaths each year are linked to unsafe consumer products, including lead-contaminated children’s toys and other products, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. More than 33 million…

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