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- From: clg@cray.com (Coni Gehler)
- Subject: Re: dangerous toy list
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.090224.6236@hemlock.cray.com>
- Lines: 35
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- Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
- References: <1992Nov18.175418.25300@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> <1992Nov19.140911.23029@newscan.canada.sun.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 09:02:24 CST
-
- In article <1992Nov19.140911.23029@newscan.canada.sun.com> davidbw@superjack.Canada.Sun.COM writes:
- >In article 25300@cbnewsl.cb.att.com, zippy@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (steven.s.albert) writes:
- >> On the radio yesterday during the news, I heard them mention that
- >> someone (didn't hear who) had put out a list of the 10 most dangerous
- >> toys. The item was newsworthy because 2 of the 10 were from Fisher
- >> Price. Did anyone happen to catch what's on the list?
- >>
- >> Steve Albert (Billy's dad [29 months])
- >> ssa@usl.com
- >
- >
- >The gentlemen who published the list was a lawyer from New York. The list
- >contained seemingly harmless toys until he pointed out their potential danger.
- >Some toys were considered dangerous because they could cause "scrapes and
- >abrassions". Some of the toys were definitely dangerous, others about the same
- >as a teaspoon.
- >
- >Using this guys criteria for dangerous I guess I should have the brick on the
- >exterior of my house removed since the kids play outside and could get scrapes
- >or abrassions if they brush against it.
- >
- >---
- > ^ David Wadsworth (davidbw@Canada.Sun.COM)
- > /|\ Sun Microsystems of Canada
- > /--\ 100 Renfrew Drive, "Putting Canada First"
- > | Markham, Ontario, CANADA
- >
-
- Despite the fact that the originator of the list may have been a bit overly
- paranoid (in some opinions) when evaluating some of the products, I'd still
- like to know what, specifically, is on the list.
-
- Please, would someone who knows please share the information?
-
- Coni Gehler
-