Consumer group issues alert on dangerous toys.Byline: The Register-Guard They seem benign: the child's tool bench, the magnetic construction set, the pint-sized bracelet. But those popular toys all pose a danger to children. They've been highlighted by the Oregon Public Research Interest Group's annual toy safety The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. survey. For the past 21 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time consumer group has published its Trouble in Toyland review to alert parents to dangers lurking See lurk. (messaging, jargon) lurking - The activity of one of the "silent majority" in a electronic forum such as Usenet; posting occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings regularly. on store shelves just as holiday purchasing begins. "While we can report substantial progress after more than two decades of advocacy on behalf of America's littlest consumers, OSPIRG OSPIRG Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group still found trouble in toyland," said OSPIRG campus organizer Anne Guthrie in a news release. In 2005, 73,000 children age 5 or younger received emergency-room treatment for toy-related injuries, and 20 children died, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. "Even one toy-related death is too many, because these deaths are preventable," Guthrie said. This year's report highlights toys that pose choking Choking Definition Choking is the inability to breathe because the trachea is blocked, constricted, or swollen shut. Description Choking is a medical emergency. When a person is choking, air cannot reach the lungs. hazards, magnetic toys and lead-containing jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. . Despite the fact that toys with small parts are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which bans them for children under 3 and requires warning labels for those under 6, researchers found many that had small parts and lacked the required label. Playskool recalled its Team Talkin Tool Bench after two children suffocated on plastic nails from the toy that became lodged in their throats. The small magnets in Magnetix brand toys proved lethal when a young boy swallowed two that perforated per·fo·ra·ted adj. Pierced with one or more holes. his intestine. The toys carry warning labels, but are still available. Lead, which can cause delayed mental and physical development, is still found in children's jewelry. Last year a 4-year-old died after swallowing a bracelet charm that was 99 percent lead. OSPIRG researchers easily found jewelry items containing as much as 34 percent lead, according to the report. Because the Consumer Product Safety Commission doesn't test all toys, buyers should carefully examine them before purchasing, and then report any injuries to the commission, the report said. TOY ALERT Consumers can check these reports before buying OSPIRG: Trouble in Toyland at ospirg.org/OR .asp?id2=28933 Federal guidelines for safe toys at www.cpsc .gov/cpscpub/prerel/ prhtml07/07032.html |
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