We say this here all the time – just because they sell it at Toys R Us or Michael’s, doesnt mean it’s safe for your child! Do your homework and supervise your children while they play.

Seemingly innocent educational products such as wooden blocks or toy cars can be lurking in your playroom mocking you and poisoning your child.

I dont mean to sound soooo paranoid!! I think I’ve been writing too many recall product blogs posts!

You can read the article below or check it out for yourself here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that nine children’s product manufacturers, importers and sellers have agreed to pay more than $500,000 in civil penalties for violating the federal lead paint ban.

The penalties settle allegations that the firms knowingly manufactured, imported, or sold toys and other children’s articles with paint or other surface coatings that contained lead levels in violation of federal law. The settlements have been provisionally accepted by the Commission.

These products were recalled in 2007 and 2008, and include items such as toys, children’s metal jewelry, children’s pens, metal water bottles, pencil pouches, sunglasses and children’s Halloween pails and baskets. Tests showed that paint or surface coatings on these children’s products contained lead in excess of 600 ppm, or 0.06 percent, by weight. One firm’s testing revealed that its products contained surface coatings with nearly 60 percent lead. In 1978, a federal ban was put in place which prohibited toys and other children’s articles from having more than 0.06 percent lead (by weight) in paints or surface coatings. Lead can be toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health consequences.

CPSC has ordered the following firms to pay civil penalties to the federal government:

• Cardinal Distributing Co. Inc., of Baltimore, Md., $100,000
  • Recall: #07-157
  • Settlment Agreement (pdf)
• Dollar General Corp., of Goodlettsville, Tenn., $100,000
  • Recalls: 08-007, #08-068, #08-080
  • Settlment Agreement (pdf)
• Family Dollar Stores Inc., of Matthews, N.C., $75,000
  • Recall: #08-051
  • Settlment Agreement (pdf)
• Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., of Oklahoma City, Okla., $50,000
  • Recalls: #08-084, #08-229
  • Settlment Agreement (pdf)
• First Learning Company Ltd., of Hong Kong, $50,000
  • Recalls: #08-141, #08-174
  • Settlment Agreement (pdf)
• Michaels Stores Inc., of Irving, Texas, $45,000
  • Recall: #08-248
  • Settlment Agreement (pdf)
• A&A Global Industries Inc., of Cockeysville, Md., $40,000
  • Recall: #07-144
  • Settlment Agreement (pdf)
• Raymond Geddes & Co, of Baltimore, Md., $40,000
  • Recall: #08-096
  • Settlment Agreement (pdf)
• Downeast Concepts Inc., of Yarmouth, Maine, $30,000
  • Recall: #08-231
  • Settlment Agreement (pdf)

In agreeing to settle the matters, the firms deny CPSC’s allegations that they knowingly violated the law.

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Here is another toy being recalled  (You can read about the details here) due to a a mirror decal attached to the front of the toy that can peel away and create a potential choking hazard for an infant or toddler.

The recall involves Evenflo Switch-A-Roo telephone toys made between October 2008 and June 2009. The model number is 6391911.

We all know children love gadgets and phones and anything that makes noise and plays music.

Check your playrooms for this item and in general, always supervise your child during play.

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You can read about the recall here.

Always inspect your child’s toys before using them. We have a rule around our house – no matter whom it’s from, it has to pass the non-breaking, non-choking, non-suffocating test. Otherwise, it goes in the garbage.

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