(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Anybody who is making a list and checking it twice may want to consult the 2021 Trouble in Toyland report.
A common thread running through this year’s report is that toys sold online or second-hand are sometimes not subject to the same regulations as their more credible name-brand counterparts.
Nancy Cowles, executive director of Kids in Danger, calls it “the Wild West that is online shopping for many parents.”
Buyers are “never quite sure if what you are going to get is going to be a safe product or not,” she said.
Abe Scarr, of the Illinois Public Interest Research Group, describes one popular toy which has inspired unsafe imitations.
“It’s the GoPop!, originally sold by Foxmind,” he said of the fidget-friendly, push-pop toy. “Because it’s been so popular, there are hundreds of less expensive knock-offs found online or in retail stores.”
Scarr says those off-brand GoPoP! toys could contain dangerous levels of chemicals.
The full report is posted by Illinois PIRG here.
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