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Tag: Safety

  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Super Magnets in Toys Have Been Banned Since 2009; Why Are Kids Still Swallowing Them?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 27, 2019

It is ironic, sad and a little confusing that the toy industry, which tried to…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Children Are Swallowing More Foreign Objects; What They Are and Why

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 14, 2019

Children are ingesting more foreign objects lately.  The Forbes article, "Why More Kids Are Going…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

P.I.R.G. Goes After Target and Fidget Spinners

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 10, 2017

Each year, at about this time, N.G.O.'s (Non-Governmental Organizations) like "U.S. Public Interest Research Group"…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Toy Safety and the Millennial Shopper

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 10, 2017

  Millennials will see great value in learning that the products are inspected by a…

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Playgrounds; When Is Safe Too Safe?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 15, 2017

Playgrounds teach us to assess risk and that is something we benefit from for a…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A U.L. Seal of Approval for Toys; An Interview with Susan DeRagon

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 12, 2017

Fully two-thirds of people questioned recognized the UL safety certification mark. The company's decision to…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Dangerous Toys Lists – Are NGO’s Practicing Vigilante Justice?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 17, 2016

Its a vigilante raid where toy companies are hung without a trial. Every year, like…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Watch Out for W.A.T.C.H.; They Want To Do Away With Summer Fun

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 4, 2016

I am all for safe toys but I am constantly irritated by N.G.O.’s that are…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A Failure in Transparency and Accuracy: “Toxic Toys in Albany County” (Part 2)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 5, 2015

In my last posting, “A Big Fail:  “Toxic Toys in Albany County” PART 1,” I…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A Failure in Transparency and Accuracy: The “Toxic Toys in Albany County” Report (Part 1)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 4, 2015

An organization called “Clean & Healthy New York” has been making news recently with its…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Questioning the “Trouble In Toyland” Report

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 9, 2014

Those who choose to monitor toy safety have an obligation to do more than create…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Magnets, Safety and the CPSC; an interview with Tim Szeto, CEO of Nano Magnetics

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 21, 2012

The CPSC took the unusual move last month of issuing an “administrative complaint” which sought…

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Childhood Obesity – Blame the Toys or the Schools?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 26, 2012

In the strident discourse of modern society it is tempting to believe, and perhaps too…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Dangerous Playgrounds; are they a good idea?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 13, 2012

When I was a kid, a playground was where you went to have fun and…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Washington DC Fly In; actually a little scary

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 4, 2011

Each year, the Toy Industry Association asks the industry to come together in Washington, learn…

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