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Toys Containing Banned Plastics Still on Market
10/23/2008
In February, 25,000 rubber ducks in Craig Wolfe's inventory will be illegal to sell because they contain chemicals called phthalates, which some studies indicate harm early childhood development.

Lead Tainted Toys Still on Shelves This Season
10/22/2008
NATICK, Mass., Oct 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A new law to protect children from contaminated toys they receive during the holiday months will not go into effect until next year leaving it to consumers to stay vigilant in examining and testing toys and other children's goods for dangerous levels of lead.

Tests find toxic toys in stores across GTA
10/4/2008
Young children in the Greater Toronto Area are being sold toys, knick-knacks and glittering jewellery laced with dangerously high levels of lead.

Governor signs bill limiting toxins
10/4/2008
Mercury in light bulbs, lead in toys, formaldehyde in wood shelves and myriad other product-based toxins could have a tougher time landing on store shelves under legislation signed last week by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Despite new lead laws, consumers still need to be vigilant
10/4/2008
After using lead for more than 6,000 years, humans are finally learning how to prevent it from poisoning us.

Candy with chemical in Chinese milk found in Connecticut
10/2/2008
Hartford (AP) - An industrial chemical blamed for sickening thousands of infants in China has been found in candy in four Connecticut stores this week, a state official said Wednesday.

California bill to ban PFCs axed
10/1/2008
California's governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, vetoed a bill on 29 September that would have made his state the first in the US to ban certain perfluorinated compounds. The legislation required perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) to be removed from food packaging by 2010.

EU bans children's food imports from China
9/26/2008
A Europe-wide ban on all food for children coming from China comes into force today. The European Commission's ban comes amid growing concern over contaminated milk powder which has already caused infant deaths in China and affected thousands more children.

Bailout May Delay Funds for New Law
9/25/2008
The proposed rescue of the financial system is holding up an infusion of funds that federal safety regulators say they need to implement a sweeping new consumer product safety law.

Chemical industry to fight new proposal
9/18/2008
The chemical industry lobby is gearing up to fend off a broad legislative overhaul that marks a significant shift in the way that chemicals are regulated in America. The push for chemical reform comes after this summer’s revamping of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Now, health advocates hope that success, which introduced the so-called precautionary principle into U.S. chemical regulation, will pave the way for an even more far-reaching overhaul next year.

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