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Toy Name: Kota and Pals Stompers Triceratops
Toy Name: Fur Real Baby Bird
Toy Name: Pretty Princess Puppy Purse
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Unsafe toys: Toy Safety List
A couple of posts down, some posters were talking about an unsafe toy. I hunted around and found this link:
https://www.toysafety.mobi/unsafetoylist.html
It lists toys that were deemed unsafe by the U.S.PIRG?s 2009 Toy Safety Report, Trouble In Toyland. If you click on the link, it also shows you pictures of the toys. Just wanted to share with everyone...
Toy Name: Bright Lights Phone
Manufacturer: vetch
Noise Hazard
Toy Name: Laugh & Learn Learning Phone
Manufacturer: Fisher Price
Noise Hazard
Toy Name: Kota and Pals Stompers Triceratops
Manufacturer: Playskool
Noise Hazard
Toy Name: Secret Saturdays Cryptid Claw
Manufacturer: Mattel
Noise Hazard
Toy Name: Creative Wood Stacking Rings
Manufacturer: Zaidy
Choking hazard; label violation
Toy Name: Real Wood Shape Sorter Barn
Manufacturer: P&C Enterprise
Choking hazard; label violation
Toy Name: Unnamed Play Food Tray
Manufacturer: World Market
Choking hazard; label violation
Toy Name: My First Baby Learn
Manufacturer: Zapf Creation
Choking hazard; label violation
Toy Name: Pizza Planet Gift Pak / Toy Story
Manufacturer: Mattel
Choking hazard; label violation
Toy Name: Fur Real Baby Bird
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Choking hazard; label violation
Toy Name: Touch & Feel Cloth Book
Manufacturer: Priddy Books
Contains Lead
Toy Name: Alligator Cell Phone Charm
Manufacturer: Claire?s
Contains Lead
Contains Lead
Toy Name: Collector?s Series Painted Duck
Manufacturer: Dollar Tree
Contains Lead
Contains Lead
Toy Name: Knight?s Helmet
Manufacturer: Dollar Tree
Contains Lead
Contains Lead
Toy Name: Pretty Princess Puppy Purse
Manufacturer: Claire?s
Phthalates in excess of ban
Phthalates in excess of ban
Toy Name: Elmo Lunch Bag
Manufacturer: Fast Forward New York
Phthalates in excess of ban
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Re: Unsafe toys: Toy Safety List
Crap. We have some of the Priddy cloth books. Guess I'll be tossing those, along w/ our Melissa & Doug Geometric Stacker (not on the list you posted but it apparently has super high levels of barium in the paint). Also, I was watching the news last week & the Leapfrog Learn & Groove music table was tested to have high levels of lead.
We have that, too.
Ugh. I just don't understand why toy makers don't come up w/ safer alternatives?!?!? Are there safe toy lists out there? I just want a list that has safe toys made in the USA!
The problem with most of the toys out on the market is they are made in China or other countries overseas. I've had to deal with this issue in the automotive industry as well. The quality control is awful and quite frankly the manufacturing plants could give a rats ass. They want to have a fast turn around time and cheap production. It's up to the companies to run testing on the toys to make sure they are safe. Things slip through the cracks because they are only required to run tests on a certain # of parts. It scares the hell out of me. There needs to be better checks in place to ensure consumers are not buying unsafe products.
Anyways, off my soap box. Thank you so much for posting the info. Even though I haven't given birth yet, it's nice to have a list of things to not buy. Thanks!