Children's Toys
September 2, 2015
Imagine Nation Books has issued a recall on its pink Giraffe Animal Purse due to lead paint on its zipper in excess of federal lead paint standards. The purse resembles a pink stuffed animal giraffe with brown spots and a red zipper down its back. The purses were sold at Imagine Nation Books dealers nationwide at book fairs held at corporate offices and hospitals...
June 26, 2012
On June 26, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. The Kitchen Collection, LLC, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant The Kitchen Collection, LLC ("TKC"), sold children's bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP...
Anthony E. Held, Children's Bags/Totes, Children's Toys, DEHP, Kitchen Tools, Proposition 65, The Kitchen Collection, LLC
January 20, 2011
On January 20, 2011, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Kmart Corporation, which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Kmart Corporation ("Kmart"), sold children's vinyl bathroom animal toys containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP...
September 1, 2011
On September 1, 2011, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. CVS Pharmacy, Incorporated; et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant CVS Pharmacy, Incorporated ("CVS"), sold children's bags, plush toys with vinyl components, and children's vinyl baseball/sporting toys...
Anthony E. Held, Children, Children's Apparel and Fashion Accessories, Children's Bags/Totes, Children's Toys, CVS Pharmacy Incorporated, DEHP, Proposition 65
December 23, 2013
The Connecticut Public Interest Research Group (ConnPIRG) recently released its 28th Annual Trouble in Toyland report, stating that while progress has been made in recent years, dangerous and toxic toys can still be found on store shelves across the United States.
ConnPIRG’s research found toys for sale in toy stores, malls, and dollar stores with high levels of toxic...
December 18, 2013
A new research study has found that holiday garlands and mardi gras beads may contain hazardous chemicals such as lead, flame retardants, and phthalates, which are linked to cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.
The study, which was a collaboration between the Ecology Center and Verdigras (an organization dedicated to “greening” Mardi Gras), tested...
June 10, 2013
Hung Lam, 55, and Isabella Kit Yeung, 37, both of Miami-Dade County, and Florida corporations LM Import-Export, Inc. (LM), Lam’s Investment Corp. (LIC), and LK Toys Corporation, (LK) were sentenced for violations regarding the smuggling of hazardous children’s products from China, officials announced last month.
According to court documents, Lam, LM, LIC, and LK...
April 11, 2013
Five individuals and five corporations were charged in an indictment unsealed last month in Brooklyn, N.Y. , for allegedly importing and trafficking hazardous and counterfeit toys for sale in the United States, in violation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), the Department of Justice announced.
For almost ten years, Chenglan Hu, Hua Fei Zhang, Xiu Lan...
September 27, 2012
Captain Cutlass Pirate Pistol Toys are being recalled due to their surface paints containing levels of lead that exceed federal safety standards. The toys were sold at Halloween and specialty stores nationwide from April 2008 through May 2012. Consumers are advised to stop using the product and contact Dillon Importing for instructions on returning the product for...
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