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Are your holiday gifts kid-safe?
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So far this month - and it’s only the 8th day of the month - there have been four recalls for children’s clothing or toys, according to the Consumer Product Safety Council.
With the holidays approaching, many of us who don’t usually spend much time in the land of Fisher Price and sizes based on months instead of inches are heading to the toy aisles in search of gifts for relatives or adopt-a-child programs (that’s what the News-Sun is doing this year and what sent me down the toy aisle).
Toy recalls usually go right under my radar but I remember last year’s uproar when it was revealed that one of the season’s hottest toys was coated in a chemical that turned into a “date rape” drug when ingested.
But there are resources out there to help all of us avoid the glare of a mother whose child just unwrapped an unsafe toy on Christmas morning.
The CPSC, the federal agency in charge of issuing recalls and keeping consumers safe, has a searchable database that allows you to make sure the toy you’re getting is safe before you hit the stores.
Safe Kids USA’s safe toys campaign offers an email service for alerts on toy recalls.
And here’s a list of the biggest toy recalls of 2008 for toys for infants and toddlers.
Happy - and safe- shopping!
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