Inside Fatherhood

December 14th, 2007

natural, American-made toys

For those of you who have been searching for natural toys that aren’t slathered in lead paint, I found one resource that does just that.
Maple Landmark of Middlebury, Vermont (US) is a small company of about 30 people that make all their own toys, games and gifts to follow U.S. safety standards and use local […]

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November 9th, 2007

Et tu, Curious George?

The Man in the Yellow Hat must have been feeding Curious George old paint chips because he too has high levels of lead.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the recall of a Curious George plush toy for violation of lead paint standards. Naturally, it was produced in China and the offending part of the plush […]

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October 29th, 2007

Lead toy recalls

Chief Family Officer, the omniscient lead toy recall source, has posted about another seven toy recalls. Six of them for dangerous lead exposure and one for a head injury risk.
Particularly timely is the recall of a Halloween pail for violation of lead paint standards.
Tags: lead_paint, toy_recall, toy_recalls

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October 12th, 2007

6 toys recalled yesterday, I’m sick of this crap

I’m trying not to be negative and almost don’t like posting recalls every time one occurs (especially because it seems to be happening every day), but I feel it is something of which people should be aware. However, an additional six toys were recalled yesterday (Oct. 11, 07, listed below).
At the suggestion of a […]

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