What are defective and dangerous toys?
Defective toys and defective children’s products are an especially significant area of product liability law. In spite of being banned as dangerous items, many toys continue to remain on the shelves of the toy stores, making its way to the children. These toys and children’s products may look apparently very attractive and safe, but, it may lead to various hazards such as: Choking may be caused from balloons, screws or other small parts that come off easily; Strangulation may be caused by toys with long strings such as Yo-Yo; Entanglement can occur in certain toys and children’s products such as mosquito nets; Some toys may contain certain hazardous metal or chemicals, for instance, presence of lead can result in lead poisoning in children, some small toys like teethers and pacifiers labeled as “phthalate-free”( Phthalates are a class of chemicals used to soften otherwise hard PVC plastic, exposure to phthalates can cause reproductive defects, early onset puberty, and even cancer) cont
