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 ...

Shopping for toys this Christmas? It’s that nightmare before Christmas when you have to feverishly comb the toy stores or the toy sections of department stores for gifts for the little ones on your ...

PVC toys sold by five UK High Street chains have been tested by Greenpeace for phthalate content. Ingestion of phthalates is known to contribute to liver, kidney and testicular damage. Phthalates are ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Toys made in the 1950s could pose a danger as they age, said a preservation scientist at the American Chemical Society meeting in Washington on Thursday. Plasticizers are added to ...

AS the season of gift-giving draws near, a toxics watchdog called on businesses to strictly comply with a 12-year-old law to ensure that toys containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) called ...

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 ...