In seven years of environmental detective work for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Bob Ankenbauer says, he never saw anything as alarming as the abandoned APF Industries chemical lab littered with open jars of acid and cyanide. ...more

October 24, 2009

Use caution. That's the advice of two area veterinarians regarding toys for pets, an area that is still under the pet safety radar. ...more

February 14, 2009

After the high-profile recalls of millions of lead-contaminated toys last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday that its tests found fewer toys with high levels of chemicals in them this year. But about a third of the toys tested still contained a worrisome level of chemicals. ...more

December 4, 2008

A new survey finds that about a third of popular toys on sale this holiday season have significant levels of toxic chemicals. ...more

December 3, 2008

Tests on more than 1,200 children's products, most of them still on store shelves, found that 35 percent contain lead - many with levels far above the federal recall standard used for lead paint. ...more

December 6, 2007