Re: Toy Recalls

If I am counting correctly, there have been more than twice the number of toy recalls in the U.S. this year (so far) versus 2006 (for the entire year). Here is a list of toy recalls for 2007, as of today:

Curious George Plush Dolls Recalled By Marvel Toys Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
Spin Master Recalls Aqua Dots – Children Became Unconscious After Swallowing Beads
Schylling Associates Recalls Collectable Toy Robot Due To Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Schylling Associates Recalls Dizzy Ducks Music Box Due To Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Additional Spinning Top Recalled by Schylling Associates Due To Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Schylling Associates Recalls Duck Family Collectable Toy Due To Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Toy Cars Recalled by Dollar General Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

International Sourcing Ltd. Recalls Toy Dragster and Funny Car Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Swimways Corp. Recalls "Skippy" Pool Toys Due to Laceration Hazard
Laugh & Learn™ Kitchen Toys Recalled by Fisher-Price Due To Choking Hazard
Toy Figures Recalled by Henry Gordy International Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Toys "R" Us Recalls Elite Operations Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
SimplyFun Recalls Ribbit Board Games Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
Jo-Ann Stores Expands Recall of Children’s Toy Garden Tools Due to Violation of Lead in Paint Standard
Fisher Price Recalls Go Diego Go Boat Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
The Gymboree Corp. Recalls Toy Swords Due to Breakage and Laceration Hazard
Dunkin’ Donuts Recalls Glow Sticks Due to Choking and Strangulation Hazards
J.C. Penney Recalls Disney™ Winnie-the-Pooh Play Sets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Bendable Dinosaur Toys Recalled by Kipp Brothers for Excessive Lead
CKI Recalls Children’s Decorating Sets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard; Sold Exclusively at Toys “R” Us
Eveready Battery Co. Recalls Toy Flashlights Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Kids II Recalls Baby Einstein Color Blocks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
KB Toys Recalls Wooden Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Lan
Enterprises Recalls Doll Strollers After Child’s Finger Tip was
Severed; Product Also Poses an Entrapment Hazard to Young Children
Guidecraft Inc. Recalls Children’s Puppet Theaters Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Children’s Toy Rakes Sold Exclusively at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores Recalled Due to Violation of Lead in Paint Standard
RC2 Recalls Knights of the Sword Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Target Recalls Children’s Toy Gardening Tools and Chairs Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
RC2 Corp. Recalls Additional Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Fisher-Price Recalls Bongo Band Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Fisher-Price Recalls Geo Trax Locomotive Toys Due To Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Mattel Recalls Various Barbie® Accessory Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Thomas
and Friends, Curious George and Other Spinning Tops and Tin Pails
Recalled By Schylling Associates Due To Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Hampton Direct Recalls Magnetic Toy Train Sets Due to Lead Exposure Risk
Additional Reports of Magnets Detaching from Polly Pocket Play Sets Prompts Expanded Recall by Mattel
Mattel Recalls Doggie Day Care™ Magnetic Toys Due to Magnets Coming Loose
Mattel Recalls Barbie and Tanner™ Magnetic Toys Due to Magnets Coming Loose
Mattel Recalls “Sarge” Die Cast Toy Cars Due To Violation of Lead Safety Standard
Mattel Recalls Batman™ and One Piece™ Magnetic Action Figure Sets Due To Magnets Coming Loose
The Orvis Company Recalls Children's Toys Sold with Sleeping Bags Due to Choking Hazard
Fisher-Price Recalls Licensed Character Toys Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard

Risk of Explosion and Hearing Damage Prompts Recall of Remote Control Airplanes

New Easy-Bake Oven Recall Following Partial Finger Amputation; Consumers Urged to Return Toy Ovens

AAFES Expands Recall of "Soldier Bear" Toy Sets Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

Serious Intestinal Injury Prompts Kipp Brothers Recall of Mag Stix Magnetic Building Sets

Infantino Recalls Children's Toy Castles Due to Choking Hazard

Target Recalls Toy Barbeque Grills Due to Laceration Hazard

RC2 Corp. Recalls Various Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway Toys Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

Gemmy Industries Corp. Recalls Flashing Eyeball Toys Due to Chemical Hazard

Toy Drums Recalled by The Boyds Collection Ltd. Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

AAFES Recalls "Soldier Bear" Toy Sets Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

Tri-Star International Recalls Children's Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Bookspan Recalls Discovery Bunny Books Due to Choking Hazard

Bookspan Recalls Clip-on Baby Books Due to Choking Hazard

Small World Toys Recalls Children's Take-Apart Townhouse Toys; Detached Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards

Battat Inc. Recalls Parents® Magazine Toy Cell Phones for Choking Hazard

Graco Children's Products Recalls to Replace Soft Blocks Towers on Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard

Target Recalls Anima Bamboo Collection Games Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

Magnetix Magnetic Building Set Recall Expanded

Small World Toys Recalls Children's Wooden Sound Puzzles with Knobs for Choking Hazard

Target Recalls Activity Cart Toys Due to Choking Hazard

OKK Trading Recalls Baby Dolls Due to Choking Hazard

Regent Products Corp. Recalls Stuffed Ball Toys Due to Lead Hazard

Estes-Cox Radio Control Airplanes with Lithium Polymer Batteries Recalled for Fire Hazard

Toys "R" Us Recalls "Elite Operations" Toy Sets Due to Lead and Laceration Hazards

Sportcraft Recalls Inflatable Bounce Houses Due to Impact Injury Hazard

Jazwares Inc. Recalls Link-N-Lite™ Magnetic Puzzles, Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards

Fisher-Price Recalls "Laugh and Learn" Bunny Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Battery Packs for Toy Vehicles Recalled by JAKKS Pacific Due to Fire Hazard

Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment and Burn Hazards
Geometix International LLC Recalls MagneBlocks™ Toys, Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards
Target Recalls Baby Rattles and Ornaments for Choking Hazard

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Apparently there are other dangerous items that are not listed on the Consumer Product Safety Commision's (CPSC) web site "toy" recall list but that children could use and be harmed by. On October 31, the CPSC issued a recall for Halloween "Ugly Teeth" due to a violation of the lead paint standard.

See http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08059.html

These teeth are apparently classified as "party favors" and not toys. So I guess you have to check the entire web site -- not just the toy list -- to be sure you're catching everything.

Yes, you heard it right: TEETH. WTF?!? Can toy makers not even keep lead out of things that are DESIGNED to go in kids' mouths?

(btw, the teeth were made in . . . all together now: _____________)