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Taking the danger out of children's toys
- Sacramento Bee Op-ed by CALPIRG (new window)
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Congress must listen to the American families who have stopped buying toys because they've lost confidence in their safety. The best gift Congress can give America's littlest consumers this year is to better protect them from dangerous toys. |
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'The safest toy you can give a child is a book'
- San Diego Union Tribune (new window)
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CALPIRG releases "Trouble in Toyland" report with Rep. Susan Davis in San Diego. |
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CA Consumer Group Releases List Of Unsafe Toys
- CBS Channel 5 (new window)
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On Tuesday, the California Public Interest Research Group or CALPIRG released their annual survey of toy safety, called "Trouble in Toyland." |
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California files suit over lead in toys
- San Jose Mercury News (new window)
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SACRAMENTO - Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday sued 20 leading toy makers and retailers - including Mattel and Toys R Us - accusing them of knowingly manufacturing or selling toys with illegal and dangerous levels of lead. CALIRG calls on companies to be held accountable.
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Toying With Children's Safety
- Los Angeles Times (new window)
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The 213-piece Imaginarium coloring set sold at Toys R Us includes felt pens, crayons, oil pastel markers, watercolors, a mixing palette, a brush, a ruler, a pencil and a pencil sharpener. And lead -- possibly enough to permanently disable a kid. |
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