Long Island Toy Safety Survey Summary
Total Stores Surveyed – 9 (Including Target, Toys “R” Us, Party City, Marshalls, etc.)
Total Potentially Hazardous Toys – 28
Total Choking Hazards - 10
Small Parts - 1
Near Small Parts - 2
Small Play Food - 4
Failure to Warn – 3
Total Other Non-Choking Hazards - 18
Strangulation - 8
Entanglement - 2
Excessive Loudness – 1
Potentially Toxic – 2
Water Yo Yo Hazards – 1
Laceration - 4
Toy |
Manufacturer |
Price |
Potential Hazard |
Label |
Store(s), Location |
Auto Pitch Batting Trainer |
Little Tykes |
$24.99 |
Eye/Face Injury, Entanglement |
Safety |
Toys “R” Us, Lake Grove |
Bead Necklaces |
Designware |
$2 |
Strangulation |
Safety |
Party City, Stony Brook |
Building Blocks-Country Farm |
Greenbriar |
$9.99 |
Choking (small parts) |
Safety |
Dollar Tree, Levittown |
Celebrations 60” Necklaces |
Unique |
$2.99 |
Strangulation |
Age |
Party City, Stony Brook |
Chat ‘n Play Cordless Play Phone |
Little Tykes |
$14.99 |
Excessive Loudness |
Age |
Toys “R” Us, Lake Grove |
Color Changing Pens |
Penguin Pens |
$6.99 |
Strangulation |
None |
Party City, Stony Brook |
Flower with 26” Stem |
Animal Alley |
$2.99 |
Strangulation |
Age |
Toys “R” Us, Lake Grove |
Halloween Spooks-stuffed frog |
Made in China |
$2.99 (sale - $1) |
Choking (small parts, failure to warn) |
Age |
Marshall’s, Stony Brook |
Hello Kitty Play Castle |
Blue Bay International, Ltd. |
$14.99 |
Laceration (sharp points, edges) |
Safety |
Marshall’s, Stony Brook |
Lacing Beads in a Box |
Melissa and Doug |
$14.99 |
Strangulation, Choking (near small parts, small ball-like objects) |
Age |
Target, Hicksville |
Learning Pots “N Pans |
Fisher Price |
$17.99 |
Choking (small play food) |
Age |
Target, Hicksville |
Living Pasta Pronto |
Small World Toys |
$7.99 |
Choking (small play food) |
Safety |
Marshall’s, Stony Brook |
Low Riders (Toy Cars) |
Ja-Ru |
$2.99 |
Choking (near small parts, failure warn) |
Age |
Party City, Stony Brook |
Nail Polish |
Claire’s Brand |
$3.50 |
Toxic (dibutyl phthalate) |
None |
Claire’s Boutique, Lake Grove |
Novelty Erasers |
S.R.I |
99 ¢ |
Choking (failure to warn) |
None |
Family 99 ¢ Store, Hicksville |
Orbit Ball |
Ja-Ru |
$1.99 |
Water Yo Yo Hazards |
Safety |
Party City, Stony Brook |
Pink and White Make-Up |
Made in China |
99 ¢ |
Potential Eye Injury, Potentially Toxic |
Age |
99 ¢ Store, Massapequa |
Plastic Cupcakes |
UCS Packaging, Inc. |
$5.99 |
Choking (small parts, failure to warn) |
None |
Party City, Stony Brook |
Play Food Sets |
Just Like Home |
$9.99-$14.99 |
Choking (small play food) |
Age |
Toys “R” Us, Lake Grove |
Playballs |
Blip, LLC |
$4.99 |
Entanglement, Potentially Toxic |
Safety |
Target, Hicksville |
Playpins |
Blip, LLC |
$7.89 |
Laceration |
Safety |
Target, Hicksville |
Pro-fly Yo-Yo |
Duncan |
$2.99 |
Strangulation |
None |
Target, Hicksville |
Quack Along Ducks Pull Toy |
Geoffrey |
$10.99 |
Strangulation |
Age |
Toys “R” Us, Lake Grove |
Spongebob Krabby Patty Station |
Wild Planet |
$19.99 (sale-$14.99) |
Choking (small play food) |
Safety |
Toys “R” Us, Lake Grove |
Stretchy Animals |
Ja-Ru |
99 ¢ |
Strangulation |
Safety |
Family 99 ¢ Store, Hicksville |
Stuffed Cookie Monster |
Sesame Street Workshop |
$20 |
Choking (near small parts) |
None |
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Lake Grove |
The Chronicles of Narnia |
Hasbro |
$7.99 |
Laceration |
Safety |
Toys “R” Us, Lake Grove |
Tonka Model Set |
Toyquest |
$7.99 |
Laceration, Choking (Failure to Warn) |
Age |
Target, Hicksville |
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