Increasingly dangerous, defective toys and their later recall is still news. While dangerous toys have been produced for decades for a number of years until the 20 are on the market have had significantly more dangerous in last, and deadly than their predecessors, leading to recalls and class suits actions against the top toy manufacturers and sellers of dangerous products toys.
Below is a list of ten most common LawInfodangerous toys recalled in the last two decades.
Aqua Dots
Manufactured by Spin Master Corporation, Aqua Dots are small, colorful beads that were part of a kit to design multi-dimensional business. However, the chemical compound containing these pearls of "rape and date unknown" drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). Children who are taken back and licked Aqua Dots respiratory depression, convulsions and often became subject in a coma. One child was reportedly in hospitalfor five days after swallowing an Aqua Dot. Spin Master Corporation recalled 4.2 million units and put the toys from the market in November 2007.
Mini hammocks from EZ Sales
After 12 confirmed deaths by suffocation (children aged 5-17) and numerous reports of involvement of pre-death, this came to be known as Nylon Mini Hammock "death cocoon". The culprit behind the obvious shortcomings was the lack of spreader bars at each end that keep the hammockTo open when children are swinging and / or suspended in them. EZ recalled nearly three million sales of these products and sales suspended indefinitely in August 1996.
Fisher-Price Power Wheels Motorcycle
This very real bike looks like a toy motor brilliant, but were actually quite dangerous machinery. On some models, put the gas pedal and was blocked, causing crashes and injuries such as cuts, sprains and fractures. Fisher-Pricerecalled 218,000 motorcycles power wheels and took the "toy" from the market in August 2000.
Sky Dancers Flying Dolls
This Barbie dolls inspired by nine inches of hard plastic are designed to fly, but lacked reliable controls to ensure that we start with an incredible speed in unpredictable directions. After 150 injuries, including temporary blindness, broken ribs and teeth, lacerations and mild concussions, nearly 9 million units were recalled by the manufacturer Galoob Toysand suspended all sales in June 2000.
Easy-Bake Oven by Hasbro
Bake toy ovens-Easy have been since 1950, but the model Hasbro had a clear defect loading oven front would trap small hands that had joined in, inflicting approximately 77 seconds-and third-degree burns to his hands Children and fingers, including a girl of 5 years, a partial finger amputation necessary. Hasbro recalled the oven and stopped distribution in July 2007.
JARTSLawn Darts
JARTS (a variable of Lawn Darts) were heavy, sharp metal projectiles pierced independent Struck, many of them children. Lawn darts were responsible for 6,700 permanent injury and four deaths in 1980 and were banned (all variants) in 1988.
Snacktime Cabbage Patch Dolls from Mattel
This has been widely sought after models from the line of Cabbage Patch 1980 and '90, jaws automation chew, which was placed in the mouth.The problem is that the doll does not stop chewing. After 35 tiny fingers were injured by reportedly chomping at the doll, Mattel dolls removed from the shelves in 1997 (although not officially "in reference to the" product "), 500,000 customers and has offered a full refund.
Battlestar Galactica Missile Launcher
In 1978, Mattel launched a series of missile launchers "Battlestar Galactica toy known individually as the Viper, the Cylon Raider, the Scarab and the Stellar Probe. In 1979,According to reports of a baby died after choking on a rocket launcher ready Mattel recalled all models of BSG and set production.
The Chicken Limbo Party Game
Manufactured by Milton Bradley, the Chicken Limbo party game lacked strong support poles, ie, with minimal contact, could shake the entire apparatus and the collapse of the participating children (and all the bystanders). After 46 reports on the game later collapsed, causing injuries such as bumps, bruises,Bruises, broken teeth and a broken foot, is Milton Bradley PLC has recalled 461,000 units and suspended all sales in 2006.
Clackers
Clackers that were marketed under a variety of other names, two glass beads of acrylic type, each was the size of plums, swing on both ends of a rope. The idea was at the center of the string until the ball swing more quickly, smacking each other above and below the hand until movement was an impressive bow tug.However, it is made of glass, the balls were harder than many reports of injuries when they hit the faces of children, and when the ball down, even occasionally, with risk of injury. Clackers were removed from shelves in 1981 and this year, was asked that a future product (s) with foam balls and strings are nylon.
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