Dangerous Toys & Injury
Twenty-five million toys, the majority made in China, were recalled this year. That is a record number of toy recalls and an unsettling thought for parents-especially in this Christmas Season. As Orlando injury lawyers, we find it interesting that most of the recalls began as a result of investigations by consumer groups which discovered illegal levels of lead in toys on store shelves. What has our federal government been doing to protect our children?
Sadly, our government has not done enough. In fact, the federal government continues to warn that further recalls are likely so we know more dangerous toys are still on the shelves of retail stores throughout Florida and elsewhere. Parents and grandparents can no longer ask themselves if a toy is simply fun. They must determine if the toy is safe.
Perhaps the recent tragic injury and death to innocent children will finally motivate our federal government to take necessary steps to prevent future harm. Despite efforts by individual store owners and the continuing stream of recalls, the toy industry says shoppers are not avoiding the 80 percent of toys made in China. We must stop foreign manufacturers with poor standards, if any, to continue to stock our store shelves with dangerous toys.
