Maryland Public Interest Research Group has a new online tool that can help parents avoid hazardous toys when they go to the store.
You can always count on the fact that little kids are often attracted to the things that are bad for them.
Lilly's mom brought with her some safe toys that will not cause her any harm.
But what does she try to grab....the brightly colored purse....that tests show is full of lead.
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‘Consumer Product Safety Commission is a small organization is not able to handle all the things in the market some of the toys you see here today have obviously fallen through the cracks.' Maryland PIRG Consumer Advocate Jenny Levin says.
And some are popular toys that are made by big name toy makers.
It is the danger that you don't know that has consumer advocates cautioning parents that they have to be on guard.
Choking hazards and toys that have lead in the paint are still a problem along with soft plastic toys that contain phthalates despite tough new laws.
Mary PIRG says you can't just let the age guidelines or a cool picture you see on line let you think its safe.
For parents the best thing is to put that new toy in your own hand first.
It is important to make sure that the toys Lilly likes to play with are they're big and they're not going to choke her even if she puts them in her mouth.' Kate Canada, Lilly’s mom says.
Eighty two thousand children under the age of five wound up in the emergency room last year because of their toys.
Nineteen died.
And as toy buying season gets ready to swing into high gear making sure that each toy is a safe toy is as high priority as a diaper change.
If you would like to find out more about dangerous toys and even a shopping guide for your mobile phone you can go to
http://toysafety.mobi for your mobile phone or the website at
http://www.toysafety.net
