![]() “We take our customers’ safety seriously and require our suppliers to meet all safety standards,” said Walmart spokesperson Randy Hargrove. Ninety-six percent of kits manufactured and sold are suspected of containing lead in excess of 100 parts per million, which the retailers and importer did not know because they failed to create or issue a certificate of compliance, according to the lawsuit. ![]() In 20, the state attorney general’s office tested a jewelry-making kit marketed to children ages 6 and up and found it contained parts with lead levels up to 10 times higher than the federal limit of 100 parts per million. ![]() “Our lawsuit seeks to hold these companies accountable for the failures that allowed lead-contaminated toys on store shelves, while forcing them to take responsibility for the safety of the products they sell.” As we allege, these companies imported and sold toys with dangerous levels of toxic lead - jeopardizing the health of New York’s children and breaking the law,” Underwood said in a statement. “No parent should have to worry that their child’s toy may be toxic. ![]()
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