Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant urges residents to buy safe toys

PLAINFIELD – State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood)
urges residents to reference the Illinois Attorney General’s annual safe
shopping guide this holiday season.

This year’s guide includes information about more than 30 products
deemed safety hazards that range from choking hazards, articles of
clothing that do not meet the government’s flammability standard and
furniture that can injure children if not assembled correctly.

“The holidays are a special time for us all,” Bertino-Tarrant said.
“We want to make sure the children in our lives get everything on their
wish list but I urge Will County residents to take a second to reference
the shopping guide to ensure gifts are safe for the children who will
play with them.”

The list includes certain bath toys, handmade knit dolls, power
wheels toys, boots, socks, pajamas and more. The guide, which also
features photos of the hazardous products, is meant to help Illinoisans
more easily spot the goods, so shoppers do not purchase them or can
remove them from homes.

A complete list of product warnings and recall information can be
found on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website, www.recalls.gov. The Attorney General’s Office also has a recall hotline, 1-888-414-7678, for Illinoisans seeking more information.

The safe shopping guide can be found at illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/safe_shopping.html. The Trouble in Toyland report can be found at uspirg.org/feature/usp/trouble-in-toyland-2019.

Bertino-Tarrant also posted the guide on her website www.SenatorBertinoTarrant.com for quick reference.