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• CPSC Proposes New Rules for Use of Button Batteries in Children’s Toys

  August 16, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The CPSC has proposed new rules that would require toys powered by button or coin batteries to carry a more prominent label warning and make it harder for children to access and swallow the batteries, due to the risk of injury and death.

• As Holiday Shopping Gets Underway, CPSC Warns Dangerous Toys Linked to 11 Child Deaths, 150K Injuries in 2022

  November 22, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The CPSC has released recommendations for safe toy buying this year, warning that scooters and toys with small parts were linked to the most child injuries and deaths in 2022.

• CPSC Report Finds More Than 150K ER Visits Last Year were Linked to Holiday Toys

  December 15, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC has released a report detailing the most common causes of holiday-related injuries, and recommendations on how to avoid them.

• Consumer Watchdog Group Reveals Their List of Nominations for 10 “Worst” Toys for 2021 Holiday

  December 20, 2021

  Randy Dixon, Jr.

  A consumer product safety group has released a list of the 10 most dangerous toys to give your child this season, emphasizing unsafed wheeled toys, which are seeing a boom as pandemic lockdowns are lifted.

• Reports of Children Swallowing High-Powered Magnets Spiked After CPSC Ban Lifted

  March 30, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  The number of children who have swallowed toy magnets increased dramatically after a federal court overturned a ban on high-powered magnetic office toys, according to the findings of a new study.

• Dangerous and Toxic Toys Remain on Store Shelves, Report Warns

  November 27, 2019

  Russell Maas

  A new report warns of toxic chemicals in popular children's toys, and the continued sale of dangerous toys which have already been recalled.

• Toy Injuries Resulted in 226K Emergency Room Visits Last Year, Including 17 Deaths: CPSC

  November 22, 2019

  Russell Maas

  A new government report warns that toy-related injuries sent more than 200,000 children to the emergency room last year.

• Report On Most Dangerous Toys Adds Data Collection To Risks Children Face At Playtime

  November 26, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new report on unsafe toys adds data collection to one of the risks parents should consider.

• Beware of School Supplies with Toxic Chemicals, Consumer Group Warns

  August 13, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A school supply shopping guide warns that some children's products contain potentially harmful substances, like asbestos, lead and benzene.

• Rubber Duckies Full Of Bacteria That Causes Ear Infections, Other Ailments: Study

  April 2, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A new study finds that rubber duckies and similar bath toys may be breeding grounds for bacteria that can cause ear infections and other ailments.