A complete list of recalled toys is available here.

675,000 recalled Barbie accessories include the Barbie Dream Puppy House, which had lead paint on the dog; the Barbie Dream Kitty Condo playset, which had lead paint on the cat; and the Barbie table and chairs kitchen playset, which had lead paint on the dog and dinner plates. The recalled Barbie accessories were sold between October 2006 and August of this year. No Barbie dolls were included in the action.

The recall covers 90,000 units of Mattel’s GeoTrax locomotive line and 8,900 Big Big World 6-in-1 Bongo Band toys, both from the company’s Fisher-Price brand. The Big Big World products were sold nationwide from July through August of this year, while the GeoTrax toys were sold from September 2006 through August of this year. (Source: AP.)

Lead can cause brain damage when ingested by young children. Under current regulations, children’s products found to have more than .06 percent lead are subject to a recall. For more information on health hazards associated with lead exposure from toys, click here.

“The only thing more frightening than these tainted toys from China falling into the hands of children is how powerless the very agency in charge of consumer protection is to stop it,” said Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). (Source: Washington Post.)

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(1) 436,000 Chinese-made die-cast toy cars depicting the character Sarge from the animated film “Cars” because they are covered with lead paint; and

(2) 18.2 million other Chinese-made toys because their small, powerful magnets could harm children if swallowed.

About half of the toys in each recall were distributed in the United States.

In a New York Times Article, Robert A. Eckert, Mattel’s chairman and chief executive, was quoted as having said in a conference call: “No system is perfect… There’s no guarantee that we will not be here again.”

The lead-paint recall was Mattel’s second in less than a month of lead-tainted toys made in China. Together, the recalls have thrust the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars into the heart of rising concern over products made in low-cost factories in China. Last month’s recall of toys with lead paint included some based on characters from “Sesame Street” and “Dora the Explorer.”

The magnetic toys involved in the new recall included 63 products that, though produced in China, were recalled because of a design flaw on Mattel’s part, not a problem with its Chinese contractors.The magnetic toys had been produced since 2002 and sold before January 2007. They include 44 different Polly Pocket toys, 11 Doggie Day Care toys, 4 Batman toys, a One Piece toy, and 2 Barbie toys. (Source: NY Times.)

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The company says the recall includes 83 types of its plastic preschool toys sold in the United States between May and August. A complete list of tainted toys can be found here.

In an interview with The Associated Press, David Allmark, general manager of Fisher-Price, said the problem was detected by an internal probe and reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall is particularly alarming since Mattel, known for its strict quality controls, is considered a role model in the toy industry.

Fisher-Price and the commission issued statements saying parents should keep suspect toys away from children and contact the company. Allmark said the recall was troubling because Fisher-Price has had a long-standing relationship with the Chinese vendor, which had applied decorative paint to the toys. Allmark said the company would use this recall as an opportunity to put even better systems in place to monitor vendors whose conduct does not meet Mattel’s standards.

“Anytime a company brings a banned hazardous product into the U.S. marketplace, especially one intended for children, it is unacceptable,” said Nancy Nord, acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “Ensuring that Chinese-made toys are safe for U.S. consumers is one of my highest priorities and is the subject of vital talks currently in place between CPSC and the Chinese government.” (Source: CNN.com.)

Fisher-Price and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are telling parents to keep suspect toys away from their kids and to contact the company with any questions.

The recall involving lead paint is a first for Fisher-Price and parent company Mattel.

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Since then, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, only a small number of ovens have been returned. Hasbro has received reports of nearly 250 more incidents of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the ovens: 77 incidents involved burns, including 16 second- and third-degree burns, 1 burn required the partial amputation of a 5-year-old girl’s finger.

A second recall has been issued.

The latest CPSC alert says the recalled models are purple and pink model number 65805. They were made in China and sold after May 2006 at Toys “R” Us, Wal-Mart, Target and other major retailers.

Consumers are urged to take the products away from children immediately. The ovens may be returned for a voucher that can be used to get a Hasbro product of equal value — about $25. More specific information is available on Hasbro’s website.

FDA said brands of toothpaste from China that contain diethylene glycol (DEG) include: Cooldent Fluoride; Cooldent Spearmint; Cooldent ICE; Dr. Cool, Everfresh Toothpaste; Superdent Toothpaste; Clean Rite Toothpaste; Oralmax Extreme; Oral Bright Fresh Spearmint Flavor; Bright Max Peppermint Flavor; ShiR Fresh Mint Fluoride Paste; DentaPro; DentaKleen; and DentaKleen Junior. (Source: FDA FAQ.)

According to the New York Times, the agency said it had found DEG in toothpaste sold at a Dollar Plus retail store in Miami under the brand name ShiR Fresh. It said nine other brands also contained the sweet, syrupy chemical and warned the products had a “low but meaningful risk of toxicity and injury,” especially when used by children or individuals with kidney or liver disease.

But diethylene glycol was not listed on the label of the toothpaste found in the Miami store. Its presence was detected only because the FDA began testing imported Chinese toothpaste last month. That precaution was prompted by the discovery in Latin America of tens of thousands of tubes of tainted toothpaste made in China.

Over the years, counterfeiters have found it profitable to substitute diethylene glycol for its chemical cousin, glycerin, which is usually more expensive. Glycerin is a safe additive commonly found in food, drugs and household products. In toothpaste, glycerin is used as a thickening agent.

Chinese regulators said their investigation of toothpaste manufacturers there had found they had done nothing wrong. Chinese officials said small amounts of diethylene glycol could be safely used in toothpaste.

The FDA said diethylene glycol in any amount was not suitable for use in toothpaste. (Source: NY Times.)