Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Announces Lead-Free* Platinum Toy Award List.Consumer Group Cancels Publication of Annual Guide Due to Safety Issues NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The independent consumer organization Oppenheim Toy Portfolio announces their annual top Platinum Award list of the best toys of the year. "As always, we look for products that are developmentally appropriate, innovative, and fun," notes President Joanne Joanne is a common given name for females, being a variant of Joanna, the feminine form of John and is derived from the Latin name Johanna and has a hebrew meaning of "God is Gracious" People with the given name Joanne: 2. Not containing a lead additive such as tetraethyllead or tetramethyllead; - of gasoline; as, Most modern cars run on lead-free gasoline s>. Oposite of leaded nt>. 3. * choices." "The products on our Platinum Award list have been tested and determined to be lead-free* by an independent lab," said Stephanie Oppenheim, publisher and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the well-known well-known adj. 1. Widely known; familiar or famous: a well-known performer. 2. Fully known: well-known facts. and respected consumer review. "We wanted to offer families reassurance REASSURANCE. When an insurer is desirous of lessening his liability, he may procure some other insurer to insure him from loss, for the insurance he has made this is called reassurance. in a year of doubts about 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. ." For the first time in 15 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time organization will not publish its annual book. "Given the current problems with toy safety, we felt it a violation of public trust to go to press with toys that were not independently verified ver·i·fy tr.v. ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing, ver·i·fies 1. To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate. 2. as lead free," Stephanie Oppenheim explains. The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Lead Free* Platinum Award List may be viewed with complete reviews at www.toyportfolio.com; the award winning toys are: Infants Lamaze Chime Garden (Learning Curve) Mommy and Me Musicals (Rich Frog) Musical Babipouce (Corolle) Royal Jungle Puppets (Manhattan Toy) Spunky Key Wind Motion Musical (Gund) Toddlers Shop n Grow Walker (Little Tikes) Go Baby Go Stride to Ride Lion (Fisher-Price) Inchworm (Radio Flyer) Sorbet Melodie Doll (Corolle) Little Petals Daisy Collection (Mary Meyer) Laugh and Learn Learning Kitchen (Fisher-Price) Preschoolers Dolls & Puppets Groovy Girls Poseable Dolls (Manhattan Toy) Lia Interactive Baby Doll (Corolle) Madeline Cloth Doll (Alexander Doll Co.) Arnold the Snoring Pig (Gund) Bobbidi (Gund) Higgins (Mary Meyer) Classique Nursery Twin Stroller (Corolle) Grover Puppet (Gund) The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Butterfly Puppet (Kids Preferred) Pretend Props and Settings Circus Tent (Bazoongi Kids) Ryan's Room Home Sweet Home Dollhouse (Small World Toys) Woodland Adventures Pirate Ship (Step 2) Castle of Courage (Step 2) Mini Automoblox (Automoblox) Games and Puzzles Candy Land Castle Game (Hasbro) Diggity Dog (International Playthings) Once Upon a Time Matching Game (eeBoo) Smart Cycle (Fisher-Price) Goodnight Moon Puzzle (Mudpuppy) Early School Years Construction Arena (Playmobil) Mars Mission (Lego Systems) K'NEX Serpents Spiral Coaster (K'NEX) Creator Ferris Wheel (Lego Systems) Double Ferris Wheel (K'NEX) Dolls & Vehicles American Girls Julie and Ivy (American Girl) Bump n Chuck R/C Bumper Cars (Kids Galaxy) Air Hogs Havoc Heli (Spinmaster) Games & Active Play Bendomino (Blue Orange Games) Cat in the Hat I Can Do That Game (I Can Do That Games) I Spy 3D Game (Briarpatch) Jam Pack Jam (Cranium) Toss Your Cookies (Gamewright) Twister Scram (Hasbro) BeeBoo Big Bubble Mix Kit (Extreme Bubbles) Crafts Crayola Telescoping Crayon Tower (Crayola) Decoupage Diva Tray (Creativity for Kids) Me By Me (Alex) Electronics Digital Arts and Crafts Studio (Fisher-Price) Eye Clops (Jakks Pacific) Fly Fusion Pentop Computer (Leapfrog) Kidizoom Camera (Vtech) (*) The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. on the list verifies that samples from only one particular batch of these toys tested lead free. "We can not guarantee that other samples or production runs of the same products will be lead free," notes Joanne Oppenheim. "The same products produced by different sub-contractors could unfortunately yield very different results. Our hope is that by next holiday season the government will have stricter regulations in place." |
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