The 10 most dangerous toys recalled

Increasingly dangerous, defective toys and their later recall is still news. While dangerous toys have been produced for decades for some 20 years until the market had the last were significantly more dangerous inside, and deadly than their predecessors, leading to recalls and class actions suits against the manufacturers of top toy sellers of dangerous products and toys.

LawInfo The following is a list of the ten most dangerousToy recalls in the past two decades.

Aqua Dots

Manufactured by Spin Master Corporation, Aqua Dots are small, colorful beads that were part of a kit to design multi-dimensional business. However, the chemical compound containing these pearls of "rape and date unknown" drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). Children who are taken up and licked Aqua Dots respiratory depression, convulsions and often became subject in a coma. One child was reportedly hospitalized for fiveDays after swallowing an Aqua Dot. Spin Master Corporation recalled 4.2 million units and put the toys from the market in November 2007.

Mini hammocks from EZ Sales

After 12 confirmed deaths by suffocation (children aged 5-17) and numerous reports of involvement of near-death, it was nylon mini-hammocks to be known as "death cocoon". The culprit behind the obvious shortcomings was the lack of spreader bars at each end that keep the hammock open whenThe children were swinging and / or suspended in them. EZ recalled nearly three million sales of these products and sales suspended indefinitely in August 1996.

Fisher-Price Power Wheels Motorcycle

This bike engine seemed a very real shiny toy, but actually were quite dangerous machinery. On some models, put the gas pedal and was blocked, causing crashes and accidents, injuries such as cuts, sprains and fractures. Fisher-Price recalled 218,000Power Wheels motorcycles and took the "toy" from the market in August 2000.

Sky Dancers Flying Dolls

This Barbie dolls inspired by nine inches of hard plastic are designed to fly, but lacked reliable controls to ensure that we start with an incredible speed in unpredictable directions. After 150 injuries, including temporary blindness, broken ribs and teeth, lacerations and mild concussions, nearly 9 million units of toys were recalled by the manufacturer Galoob and suspended all salesin June 2000.

Easy-Bake Oven by Hasbro

Easy-Bake toy ovens has existed since 1950, but the model Hasbro had a clear defect: the front-loading oven would trap hands, that the establishment inside were to cause about 77 seconds and third-degree burns to the hands of children and fingers, including a girl of 5 years, a partial finger amputation necessary. Hasbro recalled the oven and stopped distribution in July 2007.

JARTS Lawn Darts

JARTS (aVariable Lawn Darts) were heavy, metal, sharp projectiles what are beaten, stabbed many of whom were children. Lawn darts were responsible for 6,700 permanent injury and four deaths in 1980 and were banned (all variants) in 1988.

Snacktime Cabbage Patch Dolls from Mattel

This has been widely sought after models from the line of Cabbage Patch 1980 and '90, jaws automation chew, which was placed in the mouth. The problem is that the doll does notStop chewing. After 35 tiny fingers were injured by reportedly chomping at the doll, Mattel dolls removed from shelves in 1997 (although not officially "in reference to the" product "), 500,000 customers and has offered a full refund.

Battlestar Galactica Missile Launcher

In 1978, Mattel launched a series of "Battlestar Galactica" single launch rocket toy like the Viper know, Cylon Raider, the Scarab and the Stellar Probe. In 1979, a child reportedly died afterChoking on one of the rocket launcher prompt Mattel recalled all models of BSG and set production.

The Chicken Limbo Party Game

Manufactured by Milton Bradley, the Chicken Limbo party game lacked strong support poles, ie, with minimal contact, could shake the entire apparatus and the collapse of the young participants (and all the bystanders). Next game after 46 reports on collapsed, causing injuries such as bumps, bruises, bruises, broken teeth, and aBroken foot, said Milton Bradley PLC 461,000 units and suspended all sales in 2006.

Clackers

Clackers that were marketed under a variety of other names, two glass beads of acrylic type, each was the size of plums, mounted on both ends of a rope. The idea was at the center of the string until the ball swing more quickly, smacking each other above and below the hand until movement was an impressive bow tug. However,Glass balls were harder than many reports of injuries, if they have children in the face, beaten and sometimes even when the bullets shatter, causing injury. Clackers were removed from shelves in 1981, and later this year, the warrant was issued, that a future product (s) with foam balls and ropes are made of nylon.