""It appears that terrorists may have an interest to use these remote-control toys as a means to initiate devices used in a terrorist attack," agency administrator Kip Hawley was quoted by Reuters as saying in an audio posting on the TSA Web site.
He recommended that...
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Though Barbie herself is not deemed unsafe, perhaps neighborhood boys across North America should round up all the Barbies and shave their heads. You know, just to be sure...""As a result of the company's ongoing...
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I deem this to be more of a political issue than anything else. "BEIJING -- China found microscopic worms and other harmful organisms in several batches of wooden packaging imported from the United States, state media said on Friday.
The pine wood nematodes were found...
It's Thursday, time for an excursion East. What in many places around the world is illegal or highly regulated, namely Buying Fireworks turns out to be as common an activity for Kids as a trip to the candy store, in Japan that is, during the month of August.
"BEIJING (Reuters) - A Beijing factory recycled used chopsticks and sold up to 100,000 pairs a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of Chinese food and product safety scares.
Counterfeit, shoddy and dangerous products are...
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Philadelphia (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Last week,
HotMovies.com traveled to the Land of The Rising Sun to participate in
Japan's first adult show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Tokyo. The 2007
Adult Treasure Expo (ATE) brought the massive adult toy and video
industries...
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CNN reports that some of their most popular toys contain lead and have
recalled over 1 million items. The lead filled paint is reportedly from
China. The toys being recalled include, Elmo, Dore the Explora and...
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TheStar.com - Business - Wal-Mart tests waters with talking Jesus dollJul 18, 2007 04:30 AM
Wal-Mart says it's planning to test sales in some stores of biblical action figures, including a talking Jesus doll and Samson action figure.
The toys, made by California...
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Update:aintitcoolnews has a brief interview with Zach Snyder, director of the upcoming Watchmen:"Quint: Actually, we were sitting in this room talking about WATCHMEN last year at COMIC-CON....
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Blame it on globalization, or, even more simply, on the proliferation of American culture overseas in general: Mattel saw an 18% increase in overseas sales--largely due to Barbie and Wheels toys. This occurred...
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"Want to take your love life from zero to sexy? Then let's talk toys! I'll explain why a sex shop is an even better place to splurge than your most-loved shoe store. Plus, I've compiled a list of woman-friendly favorite products you'll love."
gCaptain.com brings us this story: “Thousands of rubber
ducks to land on British shores after 15 year journey”. Apparently in
1992 a container filled with plastic bath toys fell off a ship shortly
after...
Recall notice from RC2 Corporation, manufacturing of Tomas the Tank Engine and Friends wooden vehicles and train set components...."In cooperation with the CPSC, RC2 has issued a voluntary recall on June 13th,...
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UPDATE: This incident seemed to spark the recent scare which has caused the recall of many Chinese imports. The famous friendly train might not be that friendly anymore. The maker of Thomas the train toys has...
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The product itself isn't news, but the ad campaign sure is... Anne Summers (UK's purveyor of adult accouterments) has launched an ad campaign for their newest product that virtually guaranteed a take-down order...
created by Jordan Yerman | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 1627 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments