shopping for toys safety caution

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Shopping for toys? Read this first

Use your phone to check out toy safety hazards and report dangerous toys.

Hi theresa,

We're coming up on the biggest shopping day of the year. But are the toys

we're buying for our children, nephews, nieces and grandchildren safe?

We're putting the tools in your hands so you can shop safe. This week,

NJPIRG released our Trouble in Toyland report, to evaluate which toys are

safe -- and which aren't.

Along with our report, we are launching a new interactive Web site. It works

on your smart phone, so you can check a toy's safety or report hazardous

toys while you shop.

Check our report and use our smart phone application to learn more about

which toys are safe.

It seems obvious: No toy intended for children should be toxic. But our

annual toy safety report shows compliance with the new NJPIRG-backed safety

standards is a mixed bag.

Beefed up standards and stronger enforcement have made a difference, but

82,000 young children still went to the emergency room last year with toy

related injuries. Amazingly, the toy industry keeps hammering away in

Washington that the law is too restrictive and has " unintended "

consequences.

As the recent recall of 2.1 million cribs shows us, there's nothing

" unintended " about protecting kids.

Click here to learn more. And share this e-mail with everyone else you know

who may be buying toys for children.

Last year, you helped us push a bill through Congress to get dangerous toys

out of stores and out of the hands of children. A cornerstone of the new law

is its tough new limits on toxic lead and phthalates in children's products.

We've seen progress this year as a result of a tougher, stronger Consumer

Product Safety Commission. But our researchers still found products that

violate these limits, so we're going to keep calling on the CPSC to

vigorously enforce these bans.

You and your family and friends can help us again this season by joining our

toy safety network and reporting unsafe toys to the CPSC using your smart

phone. Or click below to sign up for toy safety updates as we learn about

new hazards that might be in your local toy store.

http://www.NJPIRG.org/action/toy-safety?id4=es

Sincerely,

Cairo

NJPIRG Policy Advisor

action@...

http://www.NJPIRG.org