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U.S. CPSC October 9, 2003	Magic Cabin Recall of Wooden Toy Cars The wheels on the toy car can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC June 29, 2005	Pottery Barn Kids Recall of Toy Chests A problem with the lid support on the toy chest could cause the lid not to stay open, posing the risk of an impact injury to a child's head, fingers or hands.
U.S. CPSC December 19, 2007	AAFES Recalls "Soldier Bear" Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The surface paint on the toys contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
U.S. CPSC July 25, 2002	Snail Pull Toy Recalled by BRIO Corporation and Small World Toys The eyes on the pull toy can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC September 4, 2002	Playskool Toy Chests Sold at Target Recalled by XL Machine Ltd. Screws in the chests' lid support hinges can loosen over time, and come out from the base of the toy chests. If this happens, the lids of the toy chests can collapse suddenly, possibly causing injuries to children's head, neck, fingers or hands.
U.S. CPSC May 22, 2008	Floppy Friends Horse Toys Recalled by Toy Investments Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard Surface paint on the toy horse contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Fast Company December 1, 2007 Cora Daniels	Fast Talk: The Play Conductor Kathleen Alfano has run Fisher-Price's Play Lab for 28 years. After a toy is designed, area children come to the lab to play with an early version. More than 10,000 children are on the waiting list to participate.
U.S. CPSC July 29, 2008	Wooden Toys Recalled by Earthentree Due To Choking and Strangulation Hazards The recalled toys contain small parts or can break into small parts, posing a choking hazard. The recalled rattles violate the federal rattle standard. Some of the toys also have a string longer than 12 inches, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC April 23, 2003	Little People Animal Sounds Farms Recalled by Fisher-Price Two small metal screws that hold the toy "stall doors" in place can come off, posing an aspiration or choking hazard to young children.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys.
U.S. CPSC March 30, 2004	Babies "R" Us and Playwell Recall of Snail Push Toys The screw securing the toy handle to the push toy could detach, posing a choking hazard.
U.S. CPSC September 22, 2006	Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers The recall responds to reports that a 19-month-old boy and a 2-year-old boy suffocated when oversized, plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys became lodged in their throats.
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U.S. CPSC April 11, 2007	Small World Recalls Children's Wooden Sound Puzzles with Knobs for Choking Hazard The knobs on the recalled puzzle pieces can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC October 10, 2002	Caterpillar Pull Toy Recalled by BRIO Corporation The antenna on the pull toy can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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Fast Company December 1, 2007 Cora Daniels	Fast Talk: The Designer Gary Weber creates toys for Fisher-Price.
U.S. CPSC January 12, 2011	Toy Mobile Phones Recalled by Discovery Toys Due to Choking Hazard The clear plastic antenna can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Toy Sale on the Horizon? Speculation persists about the future of Toys "R" Us.
U.S. CPSC August 7, 2002	Wooden Clacker and Ride-On Toys Recalled by Pottery Barn Kids The wooden peg can come off of the Star Clacker toy and pose a choking hazard. The Ride-On Duck's wheel cap can break, allowing the wheel to come off and release small parts, also presenting a choking hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC March 25, 2008	Plan Toys Inc. Recalls Toy Penguins Due to Laceration Hazard The head of the penguin toy can detach and expose connectors with sharp points, presenting a laceration hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC May 28, 2008	Kids Station Toys Recalls Little Tikes Toy Cell Phones Due to Choking Hazard The hinge cover on the toy cell phone can detach from the phone, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2008 Rich Duprey	Retailers Keep Toy Makers in Line With retailers like Wal-Mart demanding safer toys, toy makers will have to pay for the privilege of shelf space.
U.S. CPSC May 10, 2005	Fisher-Price Recall of Push Toys A young child's chin, jaw, and teeth can get lodged in the opening at the top of the push toy's round-shaped handle and incur injuries.
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U.S. CPSC March 13, 2008	Toy Sundae Sets Sold at Target Recalled by Battat Inc. Due to Choking Hazard The wooden cherries on top of the toy sundae, attached by Velcro, pose a choking hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC November 28, 2001	Manley Toy Direct Zapper Toy Recall The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC September 24, 2003	CPSC Announces Results of Investigation of Yo-Yo Water Ball Toys The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission believes there is a low but potential risk of strangulation from the yo-yo water ball toy. The stretchy cord of the toy can wrap around a child's neck when the child swings the toy overhead like a lasso.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Selena Maranjian	The Stealth Toy Giant Sometimes unexpected details about a company can be important and can reflect major competitive strengths or weaknesses. Such as, believe it or not, McDonald's is the world's largest toy distributor.
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U.S. CPSC November 6, 2007	Swimways Corp. Recalls "Skippy" Pool Toys Due to Laceration Hazard The elastic tongue of the fish can break and forcefully come out and cut the users' hands during launching of the toy.
U.S. CPSC April 15, 2003	Playskool Recall of Magic Start Crawl 'n Stand Toys Sold Only at Wal-Mart The toy, which is designed to encourage crawling babies to pull themselves up and stand, can tip over during use and strike falling babies in the head, face or neck, resulting in injuries.
U.S. CPSC August 28, 2008	Wooden Infant Toys Recalled by Habermaass Corp. Due to Choking Hazard The wooden rattles, pacifier holders, and stroller toys contain small pieces including glued on mirrors and/or prisms that can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants. The head of the ladybug puzzle pieces also poses a choking hazard.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2008 Colleen Paulson	The Land of Misfit Toys A new study gives its outlook on holiday toy spending, and it's not pretty.
U.S. CPSC February 5, 2008	Children's Toy Gardening Rakes Recalled by Downeast Concepts; Violates Lead Paint Standard The paint on the gardening tool hand rake contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal standard on lead in paint on toys.
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Fast Company December 1, 2007 Cora Daniels	Fast Talk: The Watchdog Consumer advocate Stephanie Oppenheim taps a network of families across the country to test hundreds of toys each year, then produces a guide rating the best and the worst.
U.S. CPSC November 9, 2006	"Cars" Toy Chests Sold at Toys "R" Us Recalled by Delta Enterprise Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard Paint on the partition panels contains high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
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U.S. CPSC December 12, 2001	Baby Buzz'r International Recall Toy Baby Buzz'r The red, green and blue button covers on the toy can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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U.S. CPSC July 3, 2008	Bayside Furnishings Recalls Youth Bed Toy Chests Sold at Costco After the Death of a 22-Month-Old Child The lid supports on the toy chests fail to prevent the lid from closing too quickly, posing an entrapment and strangulation hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC June 3, 2010	One Step Ahead Recalls Children's Stacking Toys Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazard The fabric covering the stacking ring's center pole can come apart at the seam exposing the foam material inside. The foam material poses choking and aspiration hazards to young children.
U.S. CPSC October 21, 2004	Tai Tung International Recall of Car and Washing Machine Toys The multicolored beads inside the toys can become accessible to children, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Phil Wohl	The Next Chapter for Toys "R" Us Has the specialty retailer come to terms with its plight in the domestic toy market?
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