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Yo-yo toys pose new concerns.(Yo-yo balls risk factors)(Brief Article)
Yo-yo balls, the rubbery, fluid-filled toys we judged Not Acceptable in 2003 because their elastic cords could wrap around a child's neck and cut off circulation, have morphed into different shapes that hold even more hazards.
The fluid has been replaced by a battery and components that make the toy blink. During lab tests and real-life tests with supervised 4-year-olds, the parts fell out of the squishy material or tore through it in four of the six toys we tried. Kids could choke on the parts, and a battery could eat away at the esophagus or stomach lining.
Consumers have filed nearly 400 complaints about yo-yo balls with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which concluded that the toys posed little ...
- DANGER TOY IS BANNED; Action after Evening Mail warning on Yo Yo balls.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) April 25, 2003 700+ words
...least two schoolchildren were almost strangled by the Yo Yo balls. The toys have an 8ft elastic string and the alarm was...This action will not affect consumers who already own Yo Yo balls, but parents of children who have the toy should be aware...
- TOY SAFETY: COMMISSION APPROVES NATIONAL BANS ON DANGEROUS YO-YO BALLS.
- Newspaper article from: Europe Environment February 12, 2004 700+ words
...equipped at the other end with a ring, into which one places a finger. They generally retail under the names "Yo-Ball", "Yo-Yo Balls", "Yoyo Water Balls" and "Tape ball Herisson", and are made in China, mainly by unknown companies.
- CONSUMER POLICY: COMMISSION APPROVES NATIONAL BANS ON DANGEROUS YO-YO BALLS.
- Newspaper article from: European Report February 14, 2004 700+ words
...equipped at the other end with a ring, into which one places a finger. They generally retail under the names "Yo-Ball", "Yo-Yo Balls", "Yoyo Water Balls" and "Tape ball Herisson", and are made in China, mainly by unknown companies.
- Yo-yo water ball issue could ignite petition.
- Newspaper article from: CPSC Monitor September 1, 2003 700+ words
...Schakowsky, Oct. 7, 2003, "Schakowsky and Concerned Parents Continue Fight to Ban Sale of Yo-Yo Balls." (3) Holt, Douglas, "No Recall for Yo-Yo Ball Toy: Injuries Reported, but U.S. Agency Downplays Danger," Chicago Tribune...
- The Philadelphia Inquirer Consumer Watch Column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 26, 2003 700+ words
...Group highlighted the inexpensive yo-yo balls as a hazard in its annual report on...Commission hasn't recalled the yo-yo balls or banned their sale, as has happened...picture, which the dispute over yo-yo balls helps illustrate. Because it also...
- Dangerous toys are perennial safety topic.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Gelles, Jeff December 2, 2003 700+ words
...Group highlighted the inexpensive yo-yo balls as a hazard in its annual report on...Commission hasn't recalled the yo-yo balls or banned their sale, as has happened...picture, which the dispute over yo-yo balls helps illustrate. Because it also...
- Dangerous toys are perennial safety topic.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) November 25, 2003 700+ words
...Group highlighted the inexpensive yo-yo balls as a hazard in its annual report on...Commission hasn't recalled the yo-yo balls or banned their sale, as has happened...picture, which the dispute over yo-yo balls helps illustrate. Because it also...
- YO-YOS BOUNCING BACK IN SALES.(Living Today)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) February 26, 1989 700+ words
...simplest yet most fascinating, non-violent, keep-'em-off-the-streets toys ever conceived - the yo- yo. Ok, some of these new yo-yos on the market do cost $40; Tom Kuhn's Silver Bullet, the "Ferrari of yo-yos," is made from...
