PRODUCT |
DESCRIPTION |
PERFORMANCE |
PROGRESS |
| PROJECTILE TOYS: |
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| General |
Darts, missiles, arrows, air-pumped ball
launchers, and more |
Manufactured with sharp points that can
blind or injure innocent bystanders; pressurized launchers can bruise,
maim and blind. |
Manufacturers have converted sharp edges
to soft, pliable rubber or foam tips; launchers still remain problematic
(See e.g. "10 Worst Toys" 1998). |
| "M-60 Automatic Assault Lazer"
(Royal Condor; SRM Company) |
Toy replica of real life M-60 automatic
assault rifles, machine guns and assault weapons. |
Life-like weapon designs with realistic
belt for automatic bullet feed, promotes violence in playthings . |
Named in 1994 "10 Worst Toys"
list; distributors, manufacturers & retailers instituted buy-back
& trade-in programs; states have made possession of such toys
on school grounds a criminal offense; design changes instituted to
move away from realism; problems still exist. |
| Kenner Colorblaster |
3-D spray-art design toy. |
Plastic design; bright pastel & florescent
colors are far from the realistic designs of the past, but poor design
in certain models poses danger. |
CPSC recalls Colorblaster 5/95; pump action
initiates spray; over pumping causes base to explode; defective design;
severe injuries reported to CPSC. |
“The Simpsons Bart
Action Set”
(Manley Toy Quest) (sold by Toys R Us) |
Slingshot sold with “action set.” |
Slingshot capable of forcefully firing plastic
balls with which it is sold, as well as other hurtful objects. |
Named in 2000 “10 Worst Toys”
list; as result, and with Attorney General’s response, retailer
“has taken the steps necessary to prevent the sale” of
this toy as of December, 2000. |
“Supremo Slingshot”
(Prime Time Toys, Ltd.) (sold by Toys R Us) |
Slingshot sold as toy. |
Packaging claims “can only launch
foam balls,” yet also cautions against shooting other harmful
objects. |
Named in 2003 “10 Worst Toys”
list; as result, and with Attorney General’s response, retailer
issued a nationwide recall as of December 30, 2003, requesting consumers
to bring them back to the store for a full refund. |