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Ho, ho, no: Toymakers say lead law harms workshops
SAN FRANCISCO - Worries over lead paint in mass-market toys made the holidays a little brighter for handcrafted toy makers last year, but now the federal government's response to the scare has some workshops fearful that this Christmas might be their last.
Nations:U.S. China Activities:2007 Toys Safety Row Source:(AP)
2008-12-24
Website Identifies Toxic Chemicals in Toys
Just in time for holiday toy purchases, the Michigan-based Ecology Center has released its second annual consumer guide to what toxic chemicals have been found in toys, including lead, mercury and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Toys Safety Row
2008-12-09
China revokes 700 toy export licences over safety: report
BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing has revoked the export licences of 700 toy factories over safety failings, state media reported Wednesday, after a series of high-profile scandals hit the image of Chinese goods overseas.
Nations:China Activities:2007 Toys Safety Row Source:(AFP)
2008-06-11
Lawsuit claims "CSI" toy kits contain asbestos
A California asbestos awareness group sued CBS Corp, a toy maker and several retailers on Friday, claiming they sold toy crime-scene kits based on the hit CBS series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" that contained the cancer-causing substance.
Activities:2007 Toys Safety Row
2008-04-12
Toymakers back "sensible" global safety standard
Top toymakers backed plans on Wednesday for a mandatory global safety standard for toys to prevent unsafe products from reaching the consumer, but said it must not be a barrier to innovation or entry into the market.
Nations:Germany U.S. China Activities:2007 Toys Safety Row
2008-04-09
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- Ho, ho, no: Toymakers say lead law harms workshops 2008-12-24
- Website Identifies Toxic Chemicals in Toys 2008-12-09
- China revokes 700 toy export licences over safety: report 2008-06-11
- Lawsuit claims "CSI" toy kits contain asbestos 2008-04-12
- Toymakers back "sensible" global safety standard 2008-04-09
- Washington state passes toy safety bill 2008-04-02
- Senate OKs tougher overseas toy checks 2008-03-06
- Toys "R" Us toughening safety standards 2008-02-15
- Senate nears vote on product safety overhaul 2008-02-07
- The pitfalls of China's rough capitalism 2008-01-12
- China's toy exports rocket despite recalls 2008-01-06
- Obama proposes U.S. ban on China-made toys 2007-12-19
- U.S. toy makers, trade policy caused recalls 2007-12-19
- Dollar Tree recalls 300,000 toys due to lead paint 2007-12-13
- China and U.S. spar over trade, product safety 2007-12-11
- U.S. conciliatory on safety ahead of China summit 2007-12-10
- US charities wary of donated toys 2007-12-04
- EU says China making progress on toy safety 2007-11-22
- EU won't ban China toys for now 2007-11-22
- Dangerous toys still in US stores: survey 2007-11-20
- China confirms toys had toxic substance 2007-11-11
- China says toxic substances found in banned toys 2007-11-10
- China bans exports of drug-tainted toy 2007-11-09
- US wants China to work on import safety 2007-11-09
- U.S. trade gap narrowed in September 2007-11-09
- Australian company probes toxic toy 2007-11-09
- Hong Kong tests toys for date rape drug 2007-11-08
- Galaxy Warriors toys sold at Family Dollar recalled 2007-11-01
- U.S. consumer group flags more toys with lead 2007-10-30
- Magnetic game pieces sold at Target recalled 2007-10-23
- China boycott means no action figures, cheap trikes 2007-10-22
- Most U.S. consumers plan to shun China-made toys 2007-10-17
- China export fair busy, despite quality scares 2007-10-16
- China holds its biggest trade fair 2007-10-16
- 'Made in U.S.A.' stages a comback 2007-10-13
- Penney recalls Winnie-the-Pooh sets due to lead 2007-10-11
- Lead found in toys, backpacks in U.S. stores 2007-10-10
- U.S. parents want safer toys, but will cost them 2007-10-09
- U.S. recalls over 1/2 million toys for lead levels 2007-10-04
- Lead content prompts more toy recalls 2007-09-27
- Mattel apologizes to China over recalls 2007-09-21
- U.S.-China end safety talks 2007-09-14
- Senate to hold toy safety hearing today 2007-09-12
- Toys R Us expands toy safety notification efforts 2007-09-12
- U.S. and China promise Americans lead-free toys 2007-09-11
- China bans lead paint on US toy exports 2007-09-11
- Congress looks into Mattel after toy recalls: report 2007-09-07
- Mattel recalls 800,000 lead-tainted toys 2007-09-05
- Mattel to announce 3rd China toy recall 2007-09-04
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