Trouble in Toyland: list of unsafe toys on store shelves

That organization is the New Mexico Public Interest Research Group.

That’s why some say it’s important to be well trained on first aid and CPR in case your child is injured or chokes on a toy they’re playing with.

One method involves testing small toys to see if they pose significant choking hazards for small children.

Just ahead of the busiest toy-shopping season, a consumer watchdog group released its 30th annual “Trouble in Toyland” report and warned parents that there are still potentially toxic or risky toys on store shelves.

“We found these toys everywhere at dollar stores and at major chain retailers”, Falko Schilling, VPIRG consumer and environmental advocate. Choking is the biggest problem.

Schilling said risky toys are easily found on local store shelves and when shopping online.

However, the toy industry takes a different view. “We are well aware that there is a lack of funding so it is sort of impossible for the Consumer Protection Safety Commission to test every single toy or product”.

Children under the age of three are most susceptible to choking related injuries.

NYPIRG states in their report: “The [volume] standard either should be updated to lower volumes, or the testing procedure should be changed to better represent how close children hold toys to their ears”.

Fun Bubbles Jump Rope was found to contain 10,000 ppm of Phthalate DEHP, which is banned above 1,000 ppm, according to PIRG.

“When our researchers went out looking for potentially unsafe toys this fall, once again, we found risky products that could harm or poison a child”.

A Disney Pixar Finding Nemo Dorey figurine from Five Below was listed as a choking hazard and a “small part label violation”.

“What parents can rely on is knowing that all toys sold in the US are highly regulated 365 days a year by the federal government and must meet more than 100 safety standard requirements”, said Steve Pasierb, the association’s president and CEO.

The emergency room physician said if a gift is small enough to fit through a cardboard toilet paper roll, it is small enough to get caught in a child’s throat.

“Look at the label on the back of the package”. These include the Vtech Go! Go!

If you’re a parent of a small child, you may be familiar with the Go Go Smart Wheels vehicle from Vtech. The high content of chromium in the products found doesn’t necessarily mean that they violate the law.