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Health & Wellness News tagged with toys

Summertime Victories - Thanks to Care2 Members Taking Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: conservation, forests, wolves, toys, success, victory, Care2, Costco, mercury, GoodNews, trees, oceans, consumers, goodnews, wildlife, wildanimals, AnimalCruelty, children, news, health )

Robyn
- 37 days ago - care2.com
Campaign success! Through your help, wolves are protected as Endangered Species, farm animals' lives are improving, kids' toys are safer and millions of acres of forest have been saved. Read about these campaign victories and more on Randy Paynter's blog.
Urge Congress to Ban Phthalates From Kids' Toys - The Breast Cancer Fund
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, health, prevention, safety, phthalates, toys, birth defects, warning, breast cancer, testicular cancer, ban, risks, protection )

Kelli
- 122 days ago - breastcancerfund.org
Lead contamination in toys prompted mass recalls last year, but toxic chemicals called phthalates are also widespread in toys and still legal in most states. Three U.S. Representatives now have the opportunity to change that, and they need to hear from yo
Teddy Bears Banned From Hospitals
Health & Wellness  (tags: australia, hospitals, children, disease, infections, germs, teddy bears, toys, banned )

Jacquelin
- 132 days ago - news.com.au
THE humble teddy bear and soft toys will be restricted in Melbourne hospitals because of fears they could harbour dangerous germs. The Royal Children's Hospital has banned donations of second-hand soft toys and restricts children from sharing toys they
EU Warns Over 'Risky' China Goods
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Toys, Children, China, Crap )

Ben
- 171 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
China is the main source of dangerous goods in Europe, according to a safety report by the European Commission.
Lawsuit Claims "CSI" Toy Kits Contain Asbestos
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, safety, risks, toys, re-call, asbestos, warning, health )

Jakki
- 177 days ago - reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California asbestos awareness group sued CBS Corp, a toy maker and several retailers on Friday, claiming they sold toy crime-scene kits based on the hit CBS series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" that contained the
Contact Your Senator Today to Vote YES on Toy Safety Amendment
Health & Wellness  (tags: toys, safety, lead, prevention, children, risks, amendment )

Paige
- 214 days ago - breastcancerfund.org
What started with lead in children's toys has become much more--and forced us all to look more critically at the toys and teethers we buy for our kids. Support the Feinstein amendment.
Poisonous Plastics in Your Sexy Playthings
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, environment, healthcare, humans, interesting, risks, safety, women, sex, toys, sex life, adult toys )

Victoria
- 235 days ago - victoria-e.com
Whether adventurous or mildly amorous, millions of couples use "novelty" items (a.k.a. sex toys). Often purchased on a whim, these bedside buddies can exponentially enhance your sensual encounters but they may also bring their own fair share of damage.
The Recalls' Aftershocks
Health & Wellness  (tags: Recalls, toys, lead, risks, toxic, alert, children, humans, safety, warning )

Holly
- 289 days ago - nytimes.com
Wondering what happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently?
Environmental Groups Find Hundreds of Toys Containing Lead, Release Guide to Toxin Levels
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, toys, lead, safety, risks, warning, toxic )

Jerilyn
- 305 days ago - biz.yahoo.com
DETROIT (AP) -- Tests on more than 1,200 children's products, most of them still on store shelves, found that 35 percent contain lead -- many with levels far above the federal recall standard used for lead paint.
AquaDots Toy Recalled for Containing Date Rape Drug
Health & Wellness  (tags: kids, toys, alert, children, babies, drugs, health, illness, prevention, protection, risk, risks, safety, toxins )

Jennifer
- 314 days ago - newstarget.com
US safety officials have recalled about 4.2 million Chinese-made Aqua Dots bead toys that contain a chemical that has caused some children to vomit and become comatose after swallowing them.
Toy With 'Date Rape' Drug Pulled
Health & Wellness  (tags: toys, recall, children, drugs, safety, risk, illness, health, alert )

Holly
- 333 days ago - edition.cnn.com
NEW YORK (CNN) -- U.S. safety officials have voluntarily recalled about 4.2 million Chinese-made Aqua Dots toys contaminated with a powerful "date rape" drug that has caused some children to vomit and lose consciousness upon ingesting the contents.
Lead Found in Toys, Backpacks in U.S. Stores
Health & Wellness  (tags: backpacks, business, california, children, china, dolls, government, law, lead, manufacturers, safety, stores, toxins, toys, usa )

Ken
- 362 days ago - news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Curious George doll bought at Toys "R" Us was found to be tainted with 10 times the legally-allowed lead level, and vinyl lunch boxes and backpacks also had high amounts of lead...
10 Lead-Free Toys Made in USA
Health & Wellness  (tags: safety, family, children, toys, lead poisoning )

Deborah
- 414 days ago - thedailygreen.com
American made toys don't have the lead paint problem. Buying them supports American manufacturing and the local toy stores that sell them.
Lead Exposure Can Lead to Problems of Learning, Behavior
Health & Wellness  (tags: consumers, toys, alert, children, risks, safety, toxins )

Phyllis
- 418 days ago - inrich.com
Excess levels of lead have been identified in baby bibs, toy jewelry and now potentially millions of toys
NY TIMES: AMERICAN COMPANIES INCREASE TESTING OF CHINESE IMPORTS
Health & Wellness  (tags: imports, China, food, toys )

Ombretta
- 464 days ago - nytimes.com
Business response to Chinese imports that may be dangerous. I am trying to avoid ALL food made from Chinese ingredients, whether imported or wholly made there. It's NOT easy! What do you think - should we do more then ban just some Chinese fish???
 

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