Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Public Interest Research Group held a news conference to release PIRG’s 2015 “Trouble in Toyland” report.
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The survey also warns about toys that pose a choking hazard, have small magnets that could be ingested and cause internal injuries, have button batteries that if not secured properly could be swallowed, or contain hazardous chemicals that could affect a child’s development. We also remain concerned about other small, rounded toys, such as toy food, that present the same choke hazard as small balls, but are not labeled as a hazard. “There are many toys on the shelves that continue to pose a hazard to kids such as magnets and loud toys that could threaten children’s hearing and balloons, as an example”.
OSPIRG Foundation staff examined hundreds of toys to confirm they are safe.
The two sides in this toy safety debate are very far apart.
The annual report that identifies potentially risky toys is called Trouble in Toyland.
Loud toys. The group found several toys that neared the decibel limit for toys.
Or take noisy toys, which PIRG sees as an unnecessary threat to a child’s hearing. PIRG says lab tests found metal in one toy with 23 times the legal limit of chromium, a chemical that can cause skin irritation and allergic reactions. The global list of the top 10 risky toys came out last week. “Also, the CPSC should finalize its rule to include other toxic phthalates like DIBP on its list of banned phthalates”. “The high content of chromium in the products we found doesn’t necessarily mean that they violate the law”, Hanson said.
That’s what consumer activists found when they searched store shelves for unsafe toys on the eve of Black Friday.
“So the toilet paper roll being a little bit wider can test for the near small parts ensuring that the child is actually safe from choking if they should actually put something in their mouth”, explained Hanson. Anthony Pickett MD., an emergency room physician at Phoenix Children’s Hospital says that it is easy for kids to get hurt with toys.
The TIA recommends parents visit playsafe.org for toy safety information.
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“What parents can rely on is knowing that all toys sold in the USA are highly regulated 365 days a year by the federal government and must meet more than 100 safety standard requirements”.
