Green Family Values: Recall, Recall, Recall
Dangerous toy recalls have predominated the news lately. From magnets that can cause severe intestinal damage or death if swallowed to lead-based paints, mass marketed children’s toys made in China are...
View ArticleChildhood Lead Poisoning Leads to Life of Violent Crime
It is common knowledge that lead is bad for our health, and our government is trying to protect our children from lead poisoning through the Consumer Product Safety Information Act, however misguided...
View ArticleConfused About Product Recalls?
One thing I have noticed from the comments left by our readers is there is a lot of confusion regarding product recalls. Often different news organizations, blogs, the CPSC, and companies have...
View ArticleCPSC Fines Mattel Record $2.3M Over Lead-Laden Toys
Between September 2006 and August 2007, Mattel imported almost 900,000 toys that violated rules on lead levels. Their subsidary Fisher-Price imported as many as 1.1 million. Now the corporation is...
View ArticleRecall-Prone Mattel Skates By Third-Party Toy Testing
Mattel. The name is no longer only synonymous with Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Polly Pocket. Now when you hear “Mattel”, it’s flashback time: to lead-laden, choketastic toys. When the Consumer Products...
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