Madigan releases annual Holiday
Safe Shopping Guide
Attorney General’s Guide Details Dangerous
Children’s Products of 2016
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[November 23, 2016]
Chicago – Attorney General Lisa Madigan today released her
annual
Safe Shopping Guide highlighting hazardous toys, children’s
products and household items that have been recalled over the past
year to help Illinois families ensure a safe holiday shopping
season.
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Madigan’s 2016 Safe Shopping Guide includes detailed descriptions
and photographs of children’s products recalled in the last year –
from popular children’s toys and games that pose choking hazards to
children’s furniture and playsets that pose entrapment or falling
risks. Since January, there have been 84 recalls of children’s
products by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This
easy-to-use resource can help families avoid recalled products on
the second-hand market and items that may already be in their homes.
“I appreciate how busy and overwhelmed parents are, so I hope my
Safe Shopping Guide helps families make sure their homes are free of
unsafe toys and products,” Madigan said.
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This year, some of the products parents should watch out for include baby
rattles that can break and cause a choking hazard, toys and jewelry with
excessive levels of lead, hoverboards that can overheat and catch on fire and
infant carriers that can detach from the adult.
For more information about product recalls, contact Madigan’s Recall Hotline at
1-888-414-7678. Parents and caregivers can also receive recall alerts directly
by signing up at recalls.gov.
[Office of the Attorney General Lisa
Madigan]
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