The first recall was bad enough: a million-plus 'Thomas & Friends' toys pulled because of lead paint. The second was surreal: The maker of the smiley-faced trains sent customers 'bonus gifts' so they would stay loyal - and now some of those toys have been recalled, too. ...more

October 3, 2007

They look like cute toys, but Target is recalling 82,000 plush baby rattles because they can pose a choking hazard. The Chinese-made rattles resemble a white baseball, a brown football and an orange basketball. They can break open and release small beads, which can cause children to choke, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today. ...more

October 2, 2007

Toys and children's necklaces made in China were recalled Wednesday, including five more items from the popular Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line, because they contain dangerous levels of lead. ...more

September 27, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs are being recalled after three children became entrapped in their cribs and died of suffocation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday. ...more

September 21, 2007

Leaders of the agency responsible for protecting consumers from faulty products said Wednesday that Congress should increase their budget and power in the wake of huge recalls of lead-contaminated toys. ...more

September 19, 2007

The Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced the recall of 5,200 Novara Afterburner Trailer bicycles. ...more

September 18, 2007

Eye safety needs to start at home, according to an organization that seeks to prevent blindness. ...more

September 17, 2007

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of 10,000 Back to Basics iced tea makers for potential fire hazards. ...more

September 14, 2007

Mattel's CEO Robert Eckert is expected to testify in separate congressional hearings the next two weeks about the company's procedures alerting federal regulators of major toy recalls. ...more

September 8, 2007

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel Inc., announced late Tuesday that it is recalling more than 700,000 Chinese-made toys that have excessive amounts of lead paint. ...more

September 5, 2007