UNIVERSITY
OSPIRG releases fifth annual “Dangerous Dozen” toy list
OSPIHCI has released its fifth
annual list of dangerous toys
found on Oregon retailer's
shelves.
Since it lx<giin compiling its
annual "Dangerous Dozen" list
in ltlftti. OSPIRG has identified
six toys that have subse<|uently
been recalled nationwide !*•
UU.W they violated federal safe
ty standards.
Toy-related injuries have in
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United States in recant years,
according to statistics compiled
by the U S Consumer Product
Safety Commission.
The number of children treat
ed in U S. hospital emergency
rooms for toy-related injuries
increased from 142.000 in I0HH
to 148.ooo in 1080. From Janu
ary 1080 to September 1000, 33
children died from toy-related
accidents; 20 of the fatalities
were caused by choking.
“Small parts continue to top
the holiday hazards," said Ix*e
Avery, who coordinated the toy
safety project from OSPIRG's
state office in Portland.
"As in past years, this survey
discovered a wide range of
these hazards, the most serious
being toys with small parts that
are specifically recommended
for children under age 3." he;
said.
Statistics for toy-related inju
ries m Oregon are not available
because state law does not re
quire emergency rooms to re
port this information, said
Caitlin Twain, project leader
from the University's OSPIRG
office
Twain and several other Uni
versity students examined toys
on store shelves in the Eugene
area and forwarded the ones
they found to be potentially
dangerous to the Portland of
fice for further testing
The University's OSPIRG of
fice is distributing copies of Un
safely report to local preschools
and day care centers and is
having the report translated
into Spanish as well. Twain
said
OSPIRG's "Dangerous Doz
en" list comprises the follow
ing toys:
• Spring N' Bounce <ars. made
by Yix: (McCrorv) of York,
Penn.
• Musical Farm. Maison Joseph
Hattat Ltd. of Montreal. Cana
da, and Hattat Inc. of Platts
burgh NY
• Racing Rover, kiddicraft of
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• wooden train, airplane and
farm puzzles. Nashco Products
Inc:., Scranton. Penn.
• Friction-powered Mini Blend
er & Mixer. YIX:
• Mini Mite car and truck set,
Henry Gordy International Inc.
of Plainfield. N.J.
• Little Angel baby doll, Sweet
Things.
• Poppyhops and Nuttsy plush
toys, Guild Inc:.. Edison, N ).
• pull-string swimming frog
and fish, Masudaya.
• cowboy hat. Benay-Albee.
• garbage truck, gas truck and
turbo prop airplane bin toys,
manufacturer unknown: made
in West Germany.
• Baby Gym. Ambi Toys. Am
sterdam. Holland
All the toys but one were list
ed because they have small
parts that could choke a child
younger than ;t. The Baby Gym
poses a strangulation threat to
infants.
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