In February, Toys“R”Us Inc. joined the ranks of Sears Holdings (Sears and Kmart), Wal-Mart, and Target when it announced a new policy: It will systematically phase out products containing polyvinyl ...

Four years after pushing the toy industry to remove a controversial phthalate from PVC toys, a federal agency could be reversing course and saying there is no risk to children from the chemical. A ...

Toys R Us Inc. is the latest big-box retailer to announce cutbacks in PVC usage. The Wayne, N.J., toy retailer said Feb. 15 it has begun replacing PVC and phthalate plasticizers in juvenile products ...

BANGALORE: If your child is addicted to sucking thumbs, she is in safe hands (or fingers) as the pacifier, teether or the small chewy plastic you bought her could be injecting poisonous chemicals into ...

Toys should be safer this holiday season than in years past thanks to legislation passed last year. The Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008 set stricter standards for lead and certain pthalates, toxic ...

Q: I feel a little guilty buying plastic toys as Christmas presents for my nieces and nephews. Any alternatives? A: We all scramble at this time of year to find that perfect gift for the little tots ...