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November 17, 2007
Reporter Goes Toy Shopping WIth U.S. PIRG
We're releasing our annual toy safety report Trouble In Toyland at news conferences around the nation Tuesday. Today's Washington Post has a nice preview story Playing It Safe by consumer reporter Annys Shin, who went out shopping with our toy consultant Alison Cassady in October. Shoppers who want reassurance can adopt Cassady's technique of testing toys right in the store. For three weeks this fall, she scoured the shelves of Washington area toy retailers, armed with a lead-test kit, a choke-test cylinder and a sound meter. Shin also points out that "Despite the record number of toy recalls this year, the vast majority of toys are safe." Also today, the New York Times reports in Kmart Items Marked Safe Had Lead that KMart is removing cheap jewelry marked lead-free that actually contained lead. Ooops.
Posted by Ed Mierzwinski at November 17, 2007 07:57 AM
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