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Inside Fatherhood

April 20th, 2008

The Week in Recalls 4/13 - 4/20

Here is a recap of the child-related product recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission between 4/13/08 and 4/20/08. All things considered, it was a relatively light week for child product recalls. Interestingly, one of the two CPSC recalls was a voluntary recall by Walmart, independent of the manufacturer.
For more information on any of […]

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September 28th, 2007

More Chinese toy recalls for lead content

The New York Times reports that there are yet more problems with lead levels in Chinese-manufactured toys.
“Amid a fresh wave of toy recalls yesterday, a consumer advocacy group said it had found hazardous levels of lead in many toys made out of vinyl plastic, potentially expanding the scope of testing and recalls of contaminated toys.
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September 5th, 2007

Mattel and Toy Recalls

Over at Chief Family Officer there is a post about Mattel in light of all the recent toy recalls. Apparently Mattel failed to report potentially hazardous toy defects.
According to BloggingStocks, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Consumer Products Safety Commissionmonths. is investigating Mattel for failing to “report all claims of potentially hazardous product […]

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