W.A.T.C.H. releases the top 10 most dangerous toys this year

10. Chien A Promener Pull Along DogWhile toys are always made for good, sometimes things don’t work out like that. Non-profit group W.A.T.C.H. released the 10 most dangerous toys for the year.

W.A.T.C.H. is making this list more than four decades with the goal to inform parents better and help reduce injuries. Even so, not everyone are pleased with their efforts, FOX Business notes.

In response to the list, The Toy Association released a statement to FOX Business, saying, “Each year, W.A.T.C.H.’s dangerous toys list needlessly frightens parents and caregivers. By law, all toys sold in the United States must meet 100+ rigorous safety tests and standards.”

Despite that W.A.T.C.H. are not budging. The organization says: “According to the latest statistics from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there were an estimated 240,000 toy-related injuries in the U.S. in 2016, and a reported 35 children died from toy-related incidents from 2014 to 2016, .i Between 1990 and 2011, there was a 40% increase in toy-related injuries. One child is treated in a U.S. emergency room every three minutes for a toy-related injury”.

Here are the top 10 most dangerous toys for 2018

1. Nickelodeon Nella Princess Knight Pillow Pets Sleeptime Lites
Hazard: Potential for ingestion and battery-related injuries

2. Nerf Vortex Praxis Blaster
Hazard: Potential for eye injuries

3. Marvel Black Panther Slash Claw
Hazard: Potential for eye and facial injuries

4. Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel Superstar Blade
Hazard: Potential for blunt force and eye injuries

5. Cabbage Patch Kids Dance Time Doll
Hazard: Potential for choking injuries

6. Zoo Jamz Xylophone
Hazard: Potential for ingestion and choking injuries

7. Nici Wonderland Doll: Miniclara the Ballerina
Hazard: Potential for choking injuries

8. Stomp Rocket Ultra Rocket
Hazard: Potential for eye, face and other impact injuries

9. Cutting Fruit
Hazard: Potential for puncture and blunt force injuries

10. Chien A Promener Pull Along Dog
Hazard: Potential for entanglement and strangulation injuries

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