Nov 22, 2007 8:30 pm US/Central
Safety, Bargains Top Friday's Toy Sale Hunt
WASHINGTON (CBS) ―
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The Salvation Army keeps a list of hundreds of recalled toys, many with pictures, so volunteers can compare those items to the toys they expect to have donated.
CBS
From bad designs to toxic parts, 2007's crop of problem toys have parents more cautious than ever.
- On Aug. 14, Mattel recalled
9 million Chinese-made toys,
including Polly Pockets play sets and Batman action figures, because of
dangers to children from lead paint or tiny magnets that could be
swallowed.
- Mattel Inc. announced Sept. 5 it was
recalling 800,000 toys, including 675,000 accessories for one of the company's biggest sellers, the Barbie doll.
- On the morning of Oct. 31, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of
fake Halloween teeth sold by the tens of thousands, too late for some parents who had already given the $2 "Ugly Teeth" to their children for Trick or Treating.
- On Nov. 6, Mattel Inc. recalled
more than 172,000 Fisher-Price kitchen toys in the United States and Europe because several children choked and gagged on small, detachable parts.
- A recall of
about 175,000 Curious George Plush Dolls manufactured by Marvel Toys was issued Nov. 9 due to excessive levels of lead paint.
- On Nov. 11,
millions of Chinese-made Aqua Dots toys
by Spin Master have been pulled from shelves in North America and
Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts
into a powerful "date rape" drug when ingested.
- A total of
507,900 pieces of Chinese-made children's jewelry
contaminated with lead were recalled Nov. 21 after the Consumer Product
Safety Commission was tipped about the hazardous jewelry by New York
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office.
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