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- From: pam@netcom.com (Pamela Araki)
- Subject: Dangerous Toy LIst
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.205822.27239@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:58:22 GMT
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- Hi! From a mother with PMS (Paranoid Mom Syndrome), here is the list
- of dangerous toys copied from the San Jose Mercury News, Nov 17, 1992:
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- TOY STORE HAZARDS
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- Lawyer Edward Swartz's 10 most dangerous toys, their maker, and the
- alleged risk:
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- 1. Super Soaker 100, Larami Corp.; high-powered water gun.
- Eye or face injuries.
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- 2. Creative Blocks, Fisher Price, Inc.
- Dowels called a choking hazard.
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- 3. Puffalump Snuggle Light, Fisher Price, Inc.
- Batteries could leak, causing burns.
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- 4. Moon Shoes, marketed by Nickelodeon TV; plastic shoes that
- create a trampoline effect.
- Head injuries or bone fractures.
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- 5. Terminator 2 Power Arm, Kenner.
- The figure has a removable left arm that can be replaced by
- a spike, claw or missile launcher (a "real" one ??? :))
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- 6. Captain Hook Tri-Hook, Mattel
- A hard plastic cuff with a plastic hook, dagger and saw
- attached.
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- 7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer doll, Applause, Inc.
- Bell could choke child.
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- 8. Surfer troll doll, Russ Berrie and Co.
- Pointy edges of spiked hair could cause puncture wounds and
- eye injuries.
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- 9. Smart Kids I can Drive Car, DreamWorks; molded plastic car
- for toddlers.
- Removable steering column could cause injury.
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- 10. Busy Boy Tool Chest (how sexist), Ohio Art
- Wooden-handled saw could cause cuts or bruises.
-
- BOSTON (AP) - The Super Soaker 100, a high-powered water gun, and soft
- plastic Creative Blocks made a product-liability lawyer's annual pre-
- Christmas list Monday of the nation's 10 most dangerous toys.
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- The water gun, made by Larami Corp., could cause eye or face injuries,
- Edward Swartz said at a news conference. The guns were in the news earlier
- this year because some youngsters loaded them with irritating chemicals.
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- Fisher Price, Inc., the nation's fourth largest toy maker, had two
- products on the list: Creative Blocks and the Puffalump Snuggle Light,
- a night light for b cribs.
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- Fisher Price spokesman Jack Martin said the company has never had a complain
- about either.
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- Makers of the other toys listed couldn't immediately be reached for
- comment.
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- Swartz has released the list for two decades.
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