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Keep an eye out for toy warnings
A national report warns
parents of the hazards
of some playthings
By Peter Breaden
Oregon Daily Emerald
The greatest gift is often safety.
Parents need to look for warn
ings on toys that may be danger
ous for children younger than 3,
according to "Trouble in Toy
land” the 13th annual report of
dangerous toys, which was con
ducted by United States Public In
terest Research Group.
“It’s always important for parents
to keep on the lookout for toys that
are a problem,” said Ilysia Shattuck,
who organized the campaign. “If a
toy has a potential hazard, parents
have a choice to make. ”
It’s difficult for parents to know
which toys are dangerous for chil
dren younger than 3, according to
the survey. Labels need to be more
prominent, said Khela Singer
Adams, ASUO non-traditional stu
dent advocate and a student parent.
“My concern focuses on not
having full disclosure on toys,”
Singer-Adams said.
Smaller, more colorful toys are
more likely to cause choking,
Shattucksaid.
Small toys for infants must mea
sure a minimum of 1.75 inches in
diameter. OSPIRG recommends
that parents get a "no-choke test
ing tube” to check toy safety for
themselves.
"The first step is being con
scious of the toys. If it’s bright-col
ored, round and small, it’s more
attractive to younger children,”
Shattuck said.
Nationwide toy-related deaths
totaled 13 in 1997, according to
the Consumer Product Safety
Commission. Of those deaths, 11
were related to choking.
The rate of toy-related deaths
has been steadily dropping since
1993, when CPSC recorded 25.
Since 1990, CPSC reports a total of
160 toy-related deaths, 100 of
which involve choking. The sur
vey also identifies toys that may
have small parts, breakable parts
or toxins. Many of the dangerous
toys were found in national chains
including Target Stores, Toys R Us
and Dollar Stores.
Local outlets for Target and Dol
lar Stores only take toys off the
shelves after recall orders. The
only time that the stores did pull a
toy was when the community
called for the recall of a soldier fig
urine following last year’s
Thurston shooting, said assistant
manager Kristina VanHook at the
Target Store in Springfield.
Luke Williams, an undergradu
ate who works at Elephant’s
Trunk Toy Company, said some
parents are too lenient.
“There are some who let their
kids go crazy and don’t pay any at
tention,” Williams said. “For them,
warnings won’t do much good. ”
Parents should be careful even
if toy-related deaths are uncom
mon, pediatrician Jimmy Unger
said.
“If it’s your child that chokes
and has a fatality, then it’s one too
many,” Unger said.
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