Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Safety

> Over the weekend, some quick-thinking Columbus teenagers saw an 11 year old boy being attacked by a pit bull. The teenagers were able to save the youngster by distracting the dog with their car. WCPO has some details of the story.

> With daily stories about imported toys with lead, a local TV station ran some tests on toys. Here is part of a story about toy safety from 10TV.com:

A series of tests arranged by Consumer 10 detected potentially dangerous amounts of lead in dozens of supposedly safe toys in central Ohio homes and day-care centers.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has logged a record 72 toy recalls involving millions of dolls, games, trinkets and play sets - the vast majority tainted with lead.

The federal agency hasn't gone a whole week without a toy recall since mid-September. Last week alone, it announced 10, Consumer 10's Chuck Strickler reported.....


10TV and the Columbus Health Department will be testing toys for lead. Check out the information about the event and registration here: 10TV Toy Test.