Target will pay $600,000 civil penalty for importing and selling toys with lead paintOctober 1st, 2009 Target penalized for toys with lead paintWASHINGTON — Target Corp. has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for importing and selling a variety of toys with high levels of lead paint on the surface.
Toys R Us profit doubles in second quarterSeptember 4th, 2009 Toys R Us profit grows in 2QWAYNE, N.J. — Toys R Us Inc.
Philips starts making sex toysSeptember 3rd, 2009 BERLIN - Philips, the consumer electronics company which for decades has been a byword for Dutch solidity, announced in Berlin Thursday that it had begun manufacturing sex toys. Three electrical vibrators are to be marketed under a new product segment to be known as "relationship care".
Importer to pay $31,500 penalty for violating safety standard on toys with small partsAugust 18th, 2009 Toy importer penalized for choking hazardWASHINGTON — TGH International Trading Inc. has agreed to pay a $31,500 civil penalty after it imported and sold toys with small parts in violation of federal child safety standards, government officials said Monday.
20 Sears toys will offer toys on Saturday from Hasbro, Mattel and other toy makersAugust 12th, 2009 Sears to offer toys in 20 storesHOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings Corp., the retail chain lead by chairman and hedge fund financier Eddie Lampert, said Wednesday it will begin to offer toys in 20 of its Sears stores starting Saturday.
Toys R Us subsidiary closes on offering of $950 million senior unsecured notes due 2017July 10th, 2009 Toys R Us subsidiary completes note offeringWAYNE, N.J. — Toys R Us Inc.
Consumer safety commission recalls 4 million baby floats due to drowning riskJuly 2nd, 2009 Safety commission recalls 4 million baby floatsWASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that Aqua-Leisure Industries would recall about 4 million floating baby pool toys that pose a drowning risk.
Toy importer to pay $665,000 penalty for violating lead paint ban, other safety standardsJune 25th, 2009 Toy importer penalized for lead-paint hazardWASHINGTON — Toy importer OKK Trading has agreed to pay a $665,000 civil penalty after it imported and sold toys with high levels of lead and violated other child safety standards. The penalty is part of a settlement the company reached with the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
India extends ban on Chinese milk productsJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The ban on milk and milk product imports from China, which was to have expired June 24, has been extended by another six months, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has said. "The central government hereby extends the prohibition on import of milk and milk products, including chocolates and chocolate products..., for a period of six months from 24 June, 2009, and until further orders," said a DGFT notification.
Jardine cribs recalled for third time since June 2008April 30th, 2009 96,000 cribs sold a Toys "R" Us recalledWASHINGTON — About 96,000 Jardine cribs sold at Toys "R'' Us and Babies "R'' Us were recalled Thursday, the company's third crib recall in a year. The slats on the seven models of recalled cribs can break, leaving a gap where small children can get trapped or strangled, according to government safety officials.
Egypt withdraws 25 percent import fee on cotton yarnApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Egypt has withdrawn, with effect from April 8, a temporary import fee it imposed on cotton yarn and textiles in a move that would benefit India, one of the leading producers of cotton yarn. Egypt in January 2009 imposed a fee of 25 percent on CIF value (cost, insurance and freight) on cotton yarn and textiles for a period of one year.
India says wants to solve boundary dispute with ChinaMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has said India and China are attempting to find a solution to the vexed boundary dispute
"While we attempt to resolve our differences such as those on the boundary, we will not allow those differences to prevent engagement in other fields. Neither side has attempted to change the status quo on the border while we seek a boundary settlement," Menon said at a book release function here last evening.
China prefers talks with India to settle toys ban issueMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - China can drag India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the ban on Chinese toys here, but 'we believe in resolving the issue through talks', a Chinese minister said here Thursday. 'We can go to international agencies over this issue.
India relaxes ban on import of Chinese toysMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Monday relaxed the general ban on the import of Chinese toys imposed over a month ago if such shipments come with certificates from independent agencies saying they meet the prescribed global health and quality standards. A notification by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said the ban on such imports from China will continue for the designated period of six months since Jan 23, but not if they have certificates from globally accredited testing agencies.
India relaxes ban on Chinese toy importsMarch 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has relaxed the ban imposed on import of Chinese toys, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said a notification issued Monday. The DGFT notification said that imports will be allowed only if the importer can produce a certificate stating that the toys conform to certain internationally-accepted quality standards.