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Target pulls Valentine’s toys over lead concerns

Target pulls Valentine’s toys over lead concerns

Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine’s Day “Message Bears” from store shelves after California’s attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead.

 

Lead, dangerous chemicals found in toys

Lead, dangerous chemicals found in toys

A public interest group finds a number of toys at major retailers that contain the outlawed chemicals and illegal amounts of lead.

 

Lead Sickens 1,300 Children in China

The lead pollution from an unlicensed manganese smelter is the second incident of mass lead poisoning in the past month.

 

Clash at China smelter after 100s of kids poisoned

Villagers in northern China clashed with police outside a lead smelter blamed in the poisoning of more than 600 children, reports said Monday.

 

Mattel gets $2.3 mln fine for lead-tainted toys

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday said it imposed a $2.3 million civil penalty against Mattel Inc.

 

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