All you need to know about toy shopping…but were afraid to ask

By Meshawn Ayala, Iowa PIRG Citizen Outreach Director

For the last 22 years we've released our report about
unsafe toys: “Trouble In Toyland.” Every November, we catalogue unsafe
toys that we find on store shelves. It seems even more important this
year, after so many recalls of toys, food and other products. And it's
even more critical as we get closer to the busiest shopping day of the
year.

But even after all the recalls and all the media
attention, we still found a Curious George doll with lead at five times
the current limit, a toy cow with lead paint at nearly 50 percent more
than legal limits, and lead-laced play jewelry — one piece was
actually 65 percent lead, which is more than 1,000 times the legal
limit!

Click the links below to read our report, as well as the list of unsafe toys and tips for parents.
Report
Tips

With
so many unsafe toys, we can't rely on the news coverage to inform
shoppers. Please forward this email to all of your friends and family
who might be buying toys in the coming weeks.

Sincerely,

Meshawn Ayala
Iowa PIRG Citizen Outreach Director
MeshawnA@iowapirg.org
http://www.IowaPIRG.org

P.S.
If you're as worried as I am about the kids on your list this year,
there's plenty more to do online – sign our petition, get more
information, and sign up for updates. I hope that you'll forward this
email, too, so that we can get the word out. Thanks!