Our colleagues at the Michigan-based Ecology Center have released their latest list and searchable database of toxic toys at their site healthytoys.org. They use an XRF gun, which is an excellent (but expensive) screening device for lead and other toxic heavy metals that's being rolled out by a number of manufacturers. CPSC inspectors and state officials are also using them. Excerpt from the Ecology Center release:

The Ecology Center determined that 1/3 of the toys they tested had "high" or "medium" levels of chemicals of concern this year. Lead was found in 20 percent of the toys tested, including 54 products (3.5 percent) that exceeded the 600 parts per million (ppm) state legal limit set last year and 164 (10.7 percent) above the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended ceiling of 40 ppm. Children's jewelry remains the most contaminated product category. "There is simply no place for toxic chemicals in toys," said Mike Shriberg, Ph.D., Ecology Center's Policy Director.