Consider these toys for your little ones Dec 14, 2007
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Fisher Price: Cars Ghost Light Ramone, Cars the King, Little Einsteins Create a Masterpiece, Tuff Rumblin', Blue's Clues Learning Lessons Computer, Elmo's World Talking Cell Phone, Go Diego Go Safari Rescue Animal Caller. JAKKS Pacific Inc.. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Wise To Order Gifts Online Wrapped? Dec 11, 2007
By way of example, gift wrapping for the popular Fisher Price Kid Tough Digital Cameras ($49. 95) goes for $4. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Lead-Free Toys for the Holidays Dec 11, 2007
Amazing Animals Hippo by Fisher Price ... Rock-a-stack by Fisher Price ... Snap Lock Beads by Fisher Price. (ABC News -- Business)
Check Out The Hottest Kids Gifts Of 2007 Dec 8, 2007
The big seller this season is "Guitar Hero 3." For those smaller kids who aren't ready for a major gaming system, Fisher Price has introduced "I Can Play Guitar." ... "The Smart Cycle by Fisher Price plugs into the TV and takes kids on a learning adventure as they pedal," said Howard. (KERO 23, CA)
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Tests on 1,200 toys in U.S. find 35 percent tainted by lead Dec 5, 2007
The center and its testing partners found The First Years brand First Keys, Rock-a-Stack from Fisher Price and Stacking Cups from B.R. Bruin were among the 20 percent that contained none of the nine chemicals. "There's a lot of doom and gloom about lead in the products - people only hear about the recalls," said Jeff Gearhart, the Ecology Center's campaign director. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Web Warning Over Danger Toys Nov 27, 2007
One product recalled by toy giant Mattel this month is the Fisher Price Learning Kitchen. But Sky managed to locate a Learning Kitchen online through one simple internet search. (Sky News)
How Toys for Tots helped mom on road to recovery Nov 25, 2007
"My kids got what they needed, and Toys for Tots got me over the hump," she said, noting in particular a set of "invaluable" Fisher Price toys that helped her developmentally advanced 3-year-old son work on his fine motor skills. "And because my kids were grateful, I was grateful.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Shopping for Safe Toys Nov 24, 2007
And because millions of toys that were recalled were made by major manufacturers, like Mattel, and Fisher Price, local retailers may see a boon this Christmas season. "If I am looking at wooden toys, I try to see if they're made locally, cause I think that will increase my chance of not having lead paint in them," said Hawkins. (WCAX.com, VT)
10 most dangerous toys Nov 20, 2007
99 by Fisher Price Age 1+ Purchased at Toys R Us HAZARD: Potential for Strangulation. Elmo s World: Talking Cell Phone $9. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
I-Team: Children's Toys Put to the Test for Toxic Lead Nov 20, 2007
But since it's in a toy, the actions are voluntary recall," said Gerstenberger. Toy trains have topped many recall lists of late, so we checked a variety. The Fisher Price Geo Trax Lights and Sounds Vehicle scored a safe reading. But the Thomas and Friends battery operated Molly with Track logged more than double the safety standard. As did the Imaginarium Three Piece Wooden Train Set. Our worst offenders -- the Bob the Builder Hardhat had more than 300 times the acceptable lead level. The... (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Tips to Dress Kids Free or Cheaply Nov 19, 2007
For toys and equipment, buy Lego, Little Tikes, Fisher Price, and other well-known names. By shopping smart and getting lucky, one may be able to buy low-priced items to use until outgrown, and then sell them for as much as or more than was originally paid. (Suite101.com)
Parents on alert for toy hazards Nov 15, 2007
With the holiday shopping season near, safety concerns have some parents declaring bans on manufacturers such as Mattel and Fisher Price (each had toys that were recalled in recent months), bans on toys from China (where many toys are made), or bans on toys period. Industry insiders, however, caution against extreme reactions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tainted Toys Worry Charity Nov 14, 2007
"Mattel and Fisher Price will take everything back and send a check after Christmas... It's doubtful we'll get it before Christmas. They will reimburse us and send a check for every toy we send back to them," says Heckard. On Monday morning, volunteers will sort out the toys that have to be returned. (WCAX.com, VT)
Handling the Recall Epidemic Nov 13, 2007
Among the affected companies are such big names as Mattel, Fisher Price and Disney ... Not only have retailers been busily preparing for the holiday shopping rush over the past month, but they've also been expected to remove millions of Aqua Dots and tens of thousands of Curious George dolls and Fisher Price Go Diego Go Animal Rescue Boats, among other products. (SmartMoney)
Parents turning to test kits to check items for lead Nov 11, 2007
The toys from big names including Mattel and Fisher Price and featuring favorite characters such as Thomas the Tank Engine and Sesame Street characters all were manufactured in China and imported with excessive levels of lead in their paint ... The people responsible are the Mattels, the Fisher Prices Let's face it, it all boils down to profits. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Classified 11/1/07 Nov 2, 2007
8-2 All name brands boy/girl 0-4T, Teen boys/girls, Aero, Hollister, Levis, AE. TOYS Fisher Price, Little Tykes, Playskool, Barbies, accessories, housewares. GARAGE SALES Large Large Garage Sale 409 Elmwood St Thurs. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Union: Trade deals partly to blame for lead problems Oct 30, 2007
Consumer Reports National Research Center yesterday also released a report on lead from toys that showed that a blood pressure cuff from a Fisher Price medical kit that was not on the recall kit also showed high levels of lead. A Consumer Reports poll showed that of the 89 percent of consumers who are aware of the toy recalls, 30 percent will buy fewer toys for the holidays, and 30 percent said they would not buy toys made in China. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mattel in fresh toy recall alert Oct 26, 2007
The items affected are Go Diego Go Animal Rescue Boat toys imported by Fisher Price. The move is part of a wider recall of 665,000 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Mattel Recalls 'Go Diego Go!' Toys Due To Lead Oct 26, 2007
The "Go Diego Go! Animal Rescue Boat," a yellow and orange boat that squirts water and has a Diego character in the driver's seat, was manufactured in China and distributed by Fisher Price. In the past months, thousands of toys have been recalled because of lead-based paint. (CBS2.com, CA)
Hasbro: On Top of Its Game Oct 24, 2007
"Further, some consumers may switch allegiance in preschool from Mattel's Fisher Price to Hasbro's Playskool line." [Sterne, Agee & Leach, which has a buy rating on the stock, makes a market in Hasbro shares and has managed or co-managed a public offering or provided other investment banking services for Hasbro within the past 12 months. . (MSNBC -- Business)
Wal-Mart Cuts Prices on 15,000 Items Oct 19, 2007
This week's price cuts include items such as Fisher Price Smart Cycle, which sells for $89. 88, from $99. (SmartMoney)
Marvel halts Curious George shipments to check lead Oct 13, 2007
Mattel Inc (MAT.N: , , ), best known for its Barbie Dolls and Fisher Price toys, has recalled about 21 million Chinese-made toys over the past few months mostly because of excessive levels of lead paint. Lead is toxic and poses serious health risks, including brain damage, to children when ingested. (Reuters)
Wearable artJC artist's charming creations are inspired by memories Oct 11, 2007
On display in her Jersey City home she has over 10 complete sets of Fisher Price collections, from the Amusement Park to the Farmhouse. She has dozens of "Baby Alive" dolls, and several old lunch boxes. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Thrift stores deal with fallout of toy recalls Oct 6, 2007
However, Major Dennis Gensler, the east coast coordinator for Salvation Army Adult Rehab Centers, said he is working closely with toy companies like Fisher Price, which are paying for the shipping costs of having the toys sent back. "I think we're going by trucking company, UPS or something like that," says Gensler of the recalled toys. (MSNBC -- Health)
* US retailing giant Target announces recall of PRC toys Sep 28, 2007
Concern over Chinese toy exports -- some with lead paint, some with other safety defects -- have led to the recalls now numbering in millions of items and affect some of the US' more popular brands, including Barbie dolls, and some of its marquee companies and retailers like Mattel, Fisher Price, and Toys "R" Us. This story has been viewed 248 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Sesame Workshop Plans Stricter Production Oversight of Licensed Toys Sep 21, 2007
The announcement follows the recall of thousands of Sesame Street-related toys, produced by Mattel and Fisher Price, that had excessive levels of lead paint. The recall is embarrassing under any condition, but especially so for a company whose characters are featured in doctors handouts warning about childhood exposure to lead paint. (TVweek.com)
Toy shops face fines under lead paint ban Sep 19, 2007
In the past three months, more than half a million toys, including Thomas and Friends train sets, Fisher Price Sesame Street characters and Mattel Barbie accessories, have been recalled in Australia as part of a global scare on dangerous lead levels in the paint of Chinese-manufactured toys. The Herald understands that the consumer commission advised the Federal Government recently that if a domestic regulation had existed, the watchdog would have had greater powers to detect the presence of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
China says toys recalled by Mattel safe Sep 13, 2007
Another 90,000 Fisher Price toys from another Guangdong-based manufacturer were checked by sampling by the GAQSIQ and are also up to American standards, it said. The product quality watchdog, however, said it would make further investigations into the matter as different labs produced "quite different" results, with some claiming the recalled products were substandard. (Xinhuanet, China)
Recalls of China Goods in U.S. Almost Triple Since June, Hurt Export Sales Sep 12, 2007
Updated: New York, Sep 12 03:53 London, Sep 12 08:53 Tokyo, Sep 12 16:53. U.S. Recalls of China Goods Almost Triple Since June (Update2). (Bloomberg)
More tainted toys: Are you worried? Sep 6, 2007
Mattel and Fisher Price were brands that I trusted to be of good quality. It s getting to the point where I m afraid for my son to play with anything in his toy box. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
El Pasoans React To Toy Recall Sep 6, 2007
The recall covers the Fisher Price brand Geotrax Locomotive Line, Big Big World Bongo Band toys and accessories in a Barbie playset. "The safety of your children is my personal priority, and I want you to know that I will lead safety efforts to ensure that we maintain your trust," Mattel CEO Bob Eckert said. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Mattel announces third Chinese toy recall Sep 5, 2007
The recalled toys included Pixar Sarge die-cast toy cars and Sesame Street and Fisher Price toys. Earlier on Tuesday, the CPSC disagreed with Eckert, who told the Wall Street Journal that the company preferred initially to investigate reports of dangerous toys without informing the agency. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Toy recall raises lead awareness; get tested Aug 28, 2007
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from their children and contact Mattel or Fisher Price toll free at 800-916-4498 for instructions on how to return recalled product in exchange for a replacement voucher. Comments. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Lead paint recalls worry parents Aug 26, 2007
In the past three weeks alone, some major recalls included 250,000 SpongeBob address books and journals, 66,000 Thomas and Friends spinning tops, 250,000 Sarge die cast toy cars and nearly 1 million Nickelodeon and Sesame Street character toys sold under Mattel's Fisher Price label. Many parents understandably are shaken. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Dad to Dad: Getting the lead out Aug 25, 2007
Last week, one of America's most beloved toy makers, Mattel (which is the parent company of Fisher Price), announced the second major toy recall in a month because of the presence of lead paint and/or removable magnets. The list of tainted toys amounts to more than 10 million between the two recalls and 146 different types of toys, including mainstays like Barbie, Elmo, Dora the Explorer, Batman and Thomas & Friends. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Wal-Mart seeks more toy tests before holidays Aug 24, 2007
Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Fisher Price toys, this month recalled millions of toys made in China due to lead paint and hazards from small, powerful magnets that can be swallowed and cause injury ... 5 million Fisher Price preschool toys because paint on them may have contained excessive amounts of lead. (ABC News -- Wire)
Lead Screening Can't Alleviate Fears Aug 22, 2007
"Mattel and Fisher Price, who didn't watch who they sent the toys to," said Maria and Don Weber. "Why should we make them rich over there, when they ship stuff back that can kill us?". (Honesdale Wayne Independent, PA)
Suit seeks to force Mattel to pay for lead testing Aug 21, 2007
Mattel, best known for its Barbie dolls and Fisher Price toys, declined to comment on the case and said it does not comment on pending litigation. "Recalling the toys is only the first step," Killino said in a statement. (ABC News -- Wire)
State consumer protection board to make inspections for recalled toys Aug 20, 2007
"We don't carry those lines," Murphy said of Mattel and Fisher Price. The Toy Store, which has been located at Stuyvesant since 1995, is a specialty toy retailer carrying many wooden toys and other products made by smaller manufacturers. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Files Suit Against Mattel, Inc. for Selling Toys Covered in Lead Paint -- MAT Aug 17, 2007
Thousands of Mattel and Fisher Price toys were sold during this period. For more information about which Mattel and Fisher-Price toys have been recalled, see. (Primezone Releases)
Mattel recalls toys over health concerns Aug 17, 2007
Earlier this month, Fisher Price, which is owned by Mattel, recalled 83 types of toys that also had dangerously high levels of lead ... Mattel discovered the problem after increasing its investigation and testing of products following the Fisher Price recall. (The Daily News)
Should parents ban China toys? Aug 16, 2007
Mattel, Fisher Price and Hot Wheels were all reputable brands as far as I m concerned and I never worried about them before now. By Charisma. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Online retailers notify toy buyers Aug 16, 2007
5 million Fisher Price infant toys because of similar concerns. Mattel says more recalls are likely. (AZCentral -- Business)
Mattel recallWhy 'Brand China' is at risk after the latest product scare Aug 16, 2007
All those Fisher Price toys are now just piled up in the warehouse. Liao Binling, 45, Lee Der worker. (BBC News -- Business)
Tainted Toys Aug 16, 2007
Two weeks ago, Fisher Price recalled 1. 5 million for the same reason, and earlier this week 9. (WCAX.com, VT)
Dora the Explorer, Batman, other toys suddenly off limits Aug 16, 2007
5 million Fisher Price infant toys, also made in China, recalled earlier this month. Worldwide, the Mattel recall totals 18. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Toy woes prompt checks call Aug 16, 2007
5 million toys was by Mattel's Fisher Price unit. This needs to stop now before more children and more families are put at risk. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
China plans safety talks with US Aug 16, 2007
5 million China-made items from its Fisher Price range. Such events have raised fears in Beijing that the "Made in China" label is being seriously damaged. (BBC News -- Business)
Toy world rocked by massive recall Aug 15, 2007
Cathryn Creno The Arizona Republic Aug. 14, 2007 08:26 PM. Polly Pocket and Batman have sent toy retailers, economic analysts and the world's largest toymaker into chaos. (AZCentral -- Business)
Class Action Filed on Tainted-Toys-From-China Aug 15, 2007
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- This press release follows the numerous inquiries received from the media regarding Shoukry v. Fisher Price, Inc. and Mattel, Inc. That lawsuit seeks class certification concerning certain tainted toys from China that were sold in the United States. Lance A. Harke, one of Plaintiff's counsel, says: "It is important to protect children from injury. And when injury has occurred, that harm has to be corrected. While defendants in a lawsuit might disagree as to how... (PR Newswire)
Mattel Recalls 18.6 Million Toys Made in China for Magnets, Lead Content Aug 15, 2007
Updated: New York, Aug 15 03:21 London, Aug 15 08:21 Tokyo, Aug 15 16:21. Mattel Recalls Chinese Toys, Second Time in Two Weeks (Update4). (Bloomberg -- Canada)
A Chinese Toymaker's Mea Culpa Aug 15, 2007
Toys manufactured in China for Fisher Price were recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Jose Cabezas / AFP / Getty Article Tools. Over the past few weeks, the feud over hazardous Chinese-made products has played out as a classic clash of nations, as Washington blocked imports of tainted food and recalled unsafe toys while Beijing cracked down at home and fought to salvage the reputation of the "Made in China" label. (Time.com)
How to take away recalled toys with fewer tears Aug 15, 2007
Confiscate products as quickly as possible to get them out of little mouths. Toddlers are often passionately attached to toys, but luckily, easily distracted. (CNN)
Mattel recalls 1.9m toys in safety alert Aug 15, 2007
5m products worldwide that were supplied to the firm's brand Fisher Price by a Chinese manufacturer. The company said yesterday that as a result of "increased investigation" 49,000 Sarge toys from the "Cars" range were being taken off the shelves after a subcontractor, Hong Li Da Plastic Cement Products Facility, used paint from a non-authorised supplier. (Guardian Unlimited)
Chinese toy boss 'kills himself' Aug 14, 2007
5 million toys made for Fisher Price, a subsidiary of US giant Mattel, were withdrawn from sale earlier this month ... Fisher Price announced on 2 August that it was recalling some of Lee Der's Chinese-made toys, in a move affecting 83 product-types sold around the world, including the US and the UK.. (BBC News -- Business)
Chinese Export Executive Commits Suicide After Mattel Recall Aug 14, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007, 5:36 am. Wake up with the latest News, Weather and Traffic. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Beijing sets plans to better food safety Aug 11, 2007
The recall of the Fisher Price toys follows a recall of 1. 5m Chinese-made Thomas the Tank Engine toys earlier this year because they also contained lead paint. (Financial Times)
Trouble in Toyland: Children at risk Aug 8, 2007
Aug. 2: Fisher Price has recalled 83 types of toys because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (MSNBC -- Business)
Amid toy recall, China says it will work to improve product safety Aug 7, 2007
Monday, August 06, 2007. (Created: Monday, August 6, 2007 11:30 AM MDT). (Havre Daily News, MT)
Locals react to Fisher Price toy recall; nearly one million toys pulled from shelves Aug 4, 2007
Thursday Fisher Price announced a world-wide recall of 83 types of toys, which include popular children's favorites such as Big Bird, Elmo, Dora the Explorer and Diego, saying the paint on the product's include excessive amounts of lead. A complete list of the recalled toys is available on several Web sites, including the Fisher Price Web site, where it can be found under the link ecall information ... As soon as she received the alert she contacted Fisher Price for more information, she said. (Sayre Evening Times, PA)
Stores rush to clear recalled toys Aug 3, 2007
David Allmark, General Manager of Fisher Price Inc., estimates that around 42,000 of those toys are in Canada, although some could still be in transit or sitting in customer warehouses ... Hillary Marshall, a spokeswoman for Hudson's Bay Company, confirmed that its Bay and Zellers stores carry Fisher Price products ... Ms. Cumming, who has bought Dora toys for her two nieces, said she would not only think twice about buying Fisher Price merchandise again, but plans to be even more careful in the... (Globe and Mail)
Toy recall to cost Mattel $30 million Aug 3, 2007
Aug. 2: Fisher Price has recalled 83 types of toys, including some featuring popular Big Bird, Elmo and Dora the Explorer, because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (MSNBC -- Business)
Glasgow terrorism suspect dies Aug 3, 2007
Over 22,000 toys on sale in Ireland are being recalled by Fisher Price over fears that the paint used on them may contain lead. Name the baby elephant contest. (RTE.ie)
