California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday sued 20 companies, including Mattel Inc. and Toys "R" Us, claiming they sold toys containing "unlawful quantities of lead." tags toys recall california made in china jerry brownIf the suit is successful, the companies could pay a US$2,500 fine for each violation. picked by marli 2 years ago |
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Interesting site full of amazing artsy toys. I can't get enough of these... Well actually I can, given the prices. But they're still pretty sweet. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share arts |
Designer Toys are collectible work of art made in limited quantities, usually by designers or graphic artists. These incredibly cool designer toys featured in this article were made by some of the most popular manufacturers. picked by axxon2008 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share arts |
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with toymaker Mattel, has announced a recall of another 800,000 Chinese-made toys because they may contain too much lead paint. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Twelve academic institutions in California recently received approximately $271 million in grant money from a state agency to construct laboratories for stem-cell research, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“In California, Millions Are Distributed for Stem-Cell Research,” May 8, 2008). picked by 1krazykorean 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Why have your child grow up with overly complicated, often violent, generic and mass produced toys. Instead keep it simple, fresh, and unique with finger puppets and toys you can make at home. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Check out 3d Desktop Toys on your desktop at YummyWorks. 0 comments edit related share plime.comThe world’s fastest desktop hotrod is here! With iRod you can drive it, explore it, score points, and change paint jobs (comes in orange, black and blue). And don’t forget-- the desktop has no legal speeding limit! picked by gio14 3 years ago |
No before you ask I don’t agree with what any of these toys say – I have just compiled the list for the interest of you my readers. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 7 comments edit related share world |
China's quality control watchdog confirmed Saturday that popular bead toys recently recalled in the U.S. contained toxic substances. picked by Ravus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A million-plus "Thomas & Friends" toys were recalled because of lead paint. Then the maker of the smiley-faced trains sent customers "bonus gifts" so they'd stay loyal — and now THEY'VE been recalled, too. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
made in China..."Quality and safety issues are drawing more attention as incomes rise and upwardly mobile Chinese grow more health conscious. While virtually all toys on the market, whether foreign or domestic brands, are made in China, factories making foreign brands are assumed to abide by more rigorous standards to screen out lead paint and other harmful materials." picked by tchengrox 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Target is accused of "knowingly" importing and selling the toys and failing "to take adequate action to ensure that no toys or children's products would bear lead-containing paint." Target denied those allegations. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Too much lead in the paint sparks largest toy recall in years. Big Bird and Elmo are among the toys called dangerous. picked by hisidea 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Contra Costa County of California said that they would no longer prosecute a wide range of crimes including assault, theft, traffic laws, certain drug crimes and more. 2 comments edit related share plime.comBefore you get too excited or outraged it is a bs ploy to ensure that the prosecutor's office gets fully funded in the budget negotiations. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago |
A list of the weirdest, most ill-conceived toys from around the globe; including "Poop Jewels" as pictured on the left. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Winston Churchill opined that "a joke is a very serious thing" but he'd be equally correct if he substituted "toy" for "joke." Americans take their toys very seriously, and the more popular the toy, the more passion, anger, and general strangeness it is capable of generating. picked by iamamaniac 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Right-wing blowhard Glenn Beck didn't make any friends in Southern California on Monday. Media Matters caught him in flagrante delicto on his talk radio show, declaring, "I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today." picked by 86Apex 2 years ago 12 comments edit related share politics |
These toys aren't well-made, well thought out, or even well, worth the $2 parents spend on 'em, but we're happy to celebrate the best crap drug store toys that made absolutely no sense. picked by funkfrost 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Only in California will you soon be able to experience a life-threatening earthquake and watch a locally made, supercomputer-generated, 3-D movie of that shaking ground within 30 minutes of the first jolt. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
As clowns have taught us, there is a very fine line between mirthful and downright creepy. But when you look at some children's toys from the last few decades, you can't help but wonder how in the hell they designed these things without realizing how deeply, deeply unsettling they are. picked by kakana 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share weird |
"Professor Whistlecraft's Astounding Incendiary Automaton" and other toys made of vinyl, lead, brass, copper, paper, leather, wood, vintage watch parts and polymer clay. picked by equinox 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share arts |