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Kolcraft's "Sesame Beginnings" Travel Play Yard (strangulation).

10:36 AM on Thu Sep 27 2007, by Ben Popken, 236 views, 1 comment

Hampton Direct Magnetic Toy Train Sets (lead).

8:19 AM on Wed Aug 22 2007, by Ben Popken, 475 views, 10 comments

You can enter your kids' toys here and find out if they've been recalled for toxins. [HealthyToys.org]

12:01 AM on Wed Dec 5 2007, by Ben Popken, 301 views, 2 comments

The Gloucester County Toy Task Force spent two weeks checking 27 stores "including Target, Kmart, Big Lots and most discount stores" for recalled toys. None were found. That is all. [South Jersey News Online]

1:00 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007, by Carey Alexander, 216 views, 1 comment

Find If Your Kid's Toys Got Recalled

Want to know if your kid's toys got recalled? The Parents.com Toy and Product Recall finder shows you. Just enter the name, brand, or model number, or search by category. For this task, at least, it's more More organized and prettier than Google.

4:58 PM on Mon Jan 26 2009, by Ben Popken, 1,181 views, 6 comments

The CEO of Toys "R" Us tells the AP that all this testing of toys by advocacy groups is frustrating: "We've had many, many cases where we have taken the products and retested them and found them to be totally safe." Stupid advocacy groups! The...

11:25 PM on Thu Dec 13 2007, by Chris Walters, 896 views, 15 comments

Recalled Toys Featured In Walmart's Holiday Catalog

One of the unintended consequences of so many toy recalls is that holiday catalogs, printed far in advance, are now full of recalled toys.

2:22 PM on Tue Nov 13 2007, by Meg Marco, 4,537 views, 14 comments

Mattel Will Recall Another Chinese-Made Toy For Lead Paint

Mattel is probably going to take another toy off the shelves due to overleaded paint, reports the AP and a tipster. The announcement of which toy could come today.

8:18 AM on Tue Aug 14 2007, by Ben Popken, 955 views, 7 comments

More Mattel Lead Painted Toy Recalls Tomorrow

Toy-giant Mattel will recall yet more toys covered in deadly lead-tainted paint, the AP reports.

6:58 PM on Tue Sep 4 2007, by Ben Popken, 1,404 views, 5 comments

Swimways "Skippy" Pool Toys (laceration), Hunter Fan Warm Mist Carefree Humidifier (fire), Polaris Industries Snowmobiles (fire), Hartz Mountain Corporation Recalls Vitamin Care for Cats (Salmonella).

8:35 PM on Tue Nov 6 2007, by Ben Popken, 199 views, 1 comment