email from CALPIRG

[serene]

Pointing you to this important toy-safety study from CALPIRG, even though the study contains the line "That problem is exasperated by..." (Yes, I wrote and suggested "exacerbated".)

;-)

For the last 22 years we've released our report about unsafe toys: "Trouble In Toyland." Every November, we catalogue unsafe toys that we find on store shelves. It seems even more important this year, after so many recalls of toys, food and other products. And it's even more critical as we get closer to the busiest shopping day of the year.

But even after all the recalls and all the media attention, we still found a Curious George doll with lead at five times the current limit, a toy cow with lead paint at nearly 50 percent more than legal limits, and lead-laced play jewelry -- one piece was actually 65 percent lead, which is more than 1,000 times the legal limit!

Click the links below to read our report, as well as the list of unsafe toys and tips for parents.
Report: http://www.uspirg.org/issues/toy-safety/trouble-in-toyland
Tips: http://www.uspirg.org/issues/toy-safety/tips-for-toy-safety

With so many unsafe toys, we can't rely on the news coverage to inform shoppers. Please forward this email to all of your friends and family who might be buying toys in the coming weeks.