House Bans Lead From Toys, Toughens Testing
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WASHINGTON — Alarmed by a year of recalls targeting millions of tainted toys, the House voted overwhelming yesterday to ban lead and other dangerous chemicals from items such as jewelry and rubber ducks that could end up in kids’ mouths.
The legislation also would toughen rules for testing children’s products and take steps to give more muscle to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which was criticized last year for its feeble handling of a flood of goods from China deemed hazardous to children.
“It should be a given that toys are not dangerous,” the speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, said.