As consumers, we assume that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is doing their job testing products and ensuring our children's safety. Unfortunately, the task is larger than the organization can handle, and toxic, dangerous toys, mostly manufactured cheaply in … [Read more...]
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Holiday Toy Safety: 25 Years of Trouble in Toyland
With the holiday shopping season about to begin in earnest, and all of the over-consumerism it represents, we are once again cautioned by the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) that many toys are not safe. Trouble in Toyland: The 25th Annual Survey of Toy Safety has just … [Read more...]
Trouble in Toyland: U.S. Public Interest Group’s 2008 Report on Toy Safety
We all know last year was the dreaded "year of the recall'. And we've made great strides since then, passing the CPSC reform act, banning phthalates and lead in children's products. Trouble is, this law has not gone into effect yet, and the toys are still on the shelves. There … [Read more...]
Captain America Toy: 29 times max allowable level of lead
Better Toys Make Better Gifts: Holiday Shopping Naturally
Let's face it, I like toys. Sometimes the toys I buy for my children are more for me, like their four foot tall wooden doll house. I always wanted a doll house like that, I grew up in extreme poverty so good, quality, safe toys weren't an option. My kids love it, but I might … [Read more...]