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Jaguars' Walker grieves loss of Winfred L. Ezell
SPECIAL TO THE SENTINELJACKSONVILLE — Mike Walker won't forget the memory of his best friend but can't get away from the last memories quick enough. As Winfred L. Ezell, known as JR to Walker, lay dying on the floor at Orlando's Club Whispers, Walker was helpless. The...Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, Dining and Drinking, Reggie Nelson, Chris Johnson, Bars and Clubs
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Report: One in three toys tested contains toxins
One in three toys contains "medium" to "high" levels of harmful chemicals such as lead, cadmium, arsenic and PVC, a study released Wednesday by The Ecology Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., and published at HealthyToys.org, has revealed. Lead was detected in 20...Tags: Jewelry and Watches, Michigan, Toys, Consumers, Painting
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Group says lead levels in toys improved from last year but urges stricter standards
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ After the high-profile recalls of millions of lead-contaminated toys last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday that its tests found fewer toys with high levels of chemicals in them this year. But about a third of the toys tested still...Tags: Nintendo Company Ltd., Consumer Electronics Industry, Toys, Painting, Natural Science
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Watchdog group says chemical levels in toys have dropped, but danger is still there
The Associated PressAfter the high-profile recalls of millions of lead-contaminated toys last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday that its tests found fewer toys with high levels of chemicals in them this year. But about a third of the toys tested still contained a...Tags: Nintendo Company Ltd., Michigan, Wii, Wall-E (movie), Toys
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Website Offers Advice On Safety Of Children's Toys
Wondering if that plastic stegosaurus or well-dressed doll carries a little toxic baggage? If last year's recall of millions of toys makes you worry about lead and other toxic substances in products made for children, a newly redesigned online guide...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toys, Connecticut, Toy Industry, Health Organizations
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Website Offers Advice Toy Safety
The Hartford CourantWondering if that plastic stegosaurus or well-dressed doll carries a little toxic baggage? If last year's recall of millions of toys makes you worry about lead and other toxic substances in products made for children, a newly redesigned online guide...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toys, Connecticut, Toy Industry, Health Organizations
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Product Recalls: doll clothing sets, Army figures
The following recalls have been announced: —About 9,200 Groovy Fashions Sassy Jammies doll clothing sets, made in Indonesia by Manhattan Group, because surface paint on the pajama pants contains high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by...Tags: Armed Forces, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Manhattan (New York City), Toys, Defense
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Healthy Toys Site Launches
The Hartford CourantWondering if that plastic stegosaurus or well-dressed doll carries a little toxic baggage? If the millions of toys recalled last year makes you worry about lead and other toxic substances in products made for children, a newly redesigned online guide set...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toys, Connecticut, Toy Industry, Health Organizations
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Nation briefs: Tainted U.S. baby formula causes alarm
Disclosure that laboratory tests have detected traces of contamination in several major brands of infant formula generated concern and confusion yesterday, with a national consumers group and the Illinois attorney general demanding a Food and Drug...Tags: Alaska, Punishment, Fires, Health Treatments, Crimes
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Stop & Shop Recalls Butternut Squash Side Dishes
Associated PressThe Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. on Monday recalled side dishes of butternut squash that are packaged with prepared holiday meals of turkey and ham. The supermarket chain, which is owned by the Netherlands-based grocer Royal Ahold NV, recalled 24-ounce...Tags: Butternut Squash
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Baby food alert sows confusion
Disclosure that laboratory tests have detected traces of melamine and a key byproduct in several major brands of infant formula generated concern and confusion Wednesday. A consumer group and Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan demanded a Food and Drug...Tags: Lisa Madigan, Health Organizations
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Consumer safety: Ikea to pay fine over slow recall notice
Swedish home-furnishings retailer Ikea has agreed to pay the federal government a $500,000 fine for not promptly notifying the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that it had received reports of its outdoor candles flaring, causing burns, when...Tags: Consumers, Sunrise
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