Parents should check to be sure their children's toys aren't in Attorney General Dana Nessel's 2020 Dangerous Toy Guide. | stock photo
Parents should check to be sure their children's toys aren't in Attorney General Dana Nessel's 2020 Dangerous Toy Guide. | stock photo
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning consumers to be extra cautious about toys their children may have received this holiday season.
“Some of the traditional safety protocols that we’ve become accustomed to may have been compromised due to COVID-19,” Nessel said in a post on Michigan.gov. “My office is committed to protecting consumers from a variety of concerns, and I urge anyone who’s shopping for toys to do their research and review the guides and tips on how to safely make purchases.”
Nessel issued a Consumer Alert stating that the potential for dangerous toys is heightened this year, as there was a decrease in the number of Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) inspectors around the country during the months of April through September because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“CPSC inspectors are supposed to intercept dangerous toys and other household products before they reach the market,” Nessel says in the Consumer Alert. “Products including trucks, dolls, stuffed animals, picture books, markers, puzzles, building blocks, bikes and wagons have landed on shelves without the usual security checks for lead, chemicals or choking hazards -- and those uninspected products have been purchased for children.”
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