The group sampled 50 toys with a chemical analyzer, and 41 contained lead with levels ranging from 16 to 4,600 parts per million of the toxic substance.Among the toys it sampled were toy cars and trucks, dolls, musical instruments, robots, battery-operated toys, toddler squeaky toys, food-shaped toys, kitchen and dinner sets, makeup set toys, basketball toys, bubble toys, dinosaurs, mini billiards, marbles, and sports toys.
The group called the Food and Drug Administration and Department of Trade and Industry to conduct proper testing and confiscate the tainted toys. It said only those compliant that met health and safety regulations should be sold in the market.It also called on local government units to conduct their own inspections and review permits and certificates of product notification for toy retailers and stores within their jurisdictions.