News tagged with 'Toys'

The Zhu Zhu Pet testing methodology has caused a lot of controversy and a black eye for a new consumer group. Consumers can check more reliable, established consumer sites to find accurate information on the safety of this seasons hot toys.

Mr Squiggles, the Zhu Zhu Pets Hampster is not being recalled, but is the focus of a low rating from the for-profit consumer group, GoodGuide, because of a high level of the metal, antimony.

Mattel and its Fisher-Price unit agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2007 recall of millions of toys made in China.

A face paint generally used by kids at parties, is being voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer after FDA lab tests found a high mold and bacterial count and children reported rashes and swelling from its use. 

The children's garment industry is dominated by small companies with fewer than 20 employees, many stay-at-home moms. When new regulations go into effect next month intended to keep the lead out of children's products and clothing - it is disproportionately those small businesses that will be impacted, says author and industry leader, Kathleen Fasanella.

New consumer laws have been passed in the aftermath of a wave of toxic toy recalls last year, but, experts urge parents not to let their guard down when it comes to picking and choosing this year’s gifts.

Consumers can test for lead in children's toys, fashion jewelry and all products with these lead-test kits that are available for home use. Consumer Report rates them, while the CPSC says they are not reliable.

Following several toy recalls last year, parents are likely to feel confused as they shop this holiday season. But, we assure you, there are safe toys out there and we have suggestions and tips to help make finding them easier.

The Ecology Center has released the 2nd annual consumer guide to toxic chemicals in toys at HealthyToys.org. One-third of the toys tested had medium or high levels of chemical concern this year, including arsenic, lead, mercury and other harmful chemicals.

HealthyToys consumer guide to toxic chemicals tested 1,500 toys and found one third of them contained medium to high levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and other harmful chemicals.

The FDA opened its first food safety office in China today with two more to follow. The offices will oversee $2 trillion in exports of food and drugs to the U.S. The trick will be to find a third party verifyer to certify the products before they are shipped.

All children’s toys and products must meet new, stricter lead standards by February 10, 2009, no matter when the products were made, according to a newly released legal opinion by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Two arrests have been made and 19 people are detained in China after it's alleged that they added the chemical melamine to milk at a processing facility. Toxic baby formula has now killed 2 infants and hundreds are sickened. The FDA warns parents in the U.S. not to feed formula from China to infants.

Retailers report consumers are wary this shopping season, especially when it comes to toys.  In Macon, Georgia, Ladonna Gosner carried a list of recently recalled toys when she shopped for her toddler sons this weekend.  "I try to get my

Just in Time for Christmas Target, Toys R Us, Amazon and Wal Mart, are all scrambling to pull Aqua Dots from the store shelves because of a contaminant that's hospitalized 5children. The toy is made in China