News tagged with 'Toys'

Thomas & Friends’ Toy Train Maker Faces Lawsuits Updated June 2007 - The RC2 corporation was named as a defendant in two lawsuits . The cases were brought on behalf of injured children, and attorneys were requesting that RC2 provide medical exams for those children who may have ingested lead paint whil

HandsOn Toys Inc. of Wilmington, Massachusetts recalled 100,000 infant rattles after evidence was revealed that suggested the toys could break open exposing a noisemaker that a toddler could choke on. The Consumer Product Safety Commission disclosed that the company had received eleven reports of rattles breaking, inc

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today reported 2,250 emergency room-treated injuries associated with motorized scooters in the first 7 months of this year. If injuries continue at this rate, the total estimate for 2001 is expected to show a marked increase over 2000. The first full year in

Self-propelled scooters have become immensely popular. Over 5 million of the toys are expected to be sold in 2001. Unfortunately, with the increase in scooter usage comes severe injuries to young riders. During 2000, over 28,000 scooter related accidents occurred in the United States, making the devices some of the m

Doctors urge you to protect your children from trampoline injuries. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) announced that the number of Americans treated annually for trampoline injuries has tripled since 1991, exceeding 100,000. The majority of those injured are under the age of 14. The AAOS report