{"id":31279,"date":"2017-11-16T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T10:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=31279"},"modified":"2017-11-16T15:04:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T10:04:03","slug":"wonder-woman-sword-spider-man-drone-land-on-worst-toys-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=31279","title":{"rendered":"Wonder Woman sword, Spider-Man drone land on &#8216;Worst Toys&#8217; list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WASHINGTON Nov 16 (TNS):<\/strong> \u00a0A plastic version of comic-book superhero Wonder Woman\u2019s sword and a Spider-Man drone showed up as villains on a US child safety advocacy group\u2019s annual list of potentially hazardous toys.<\/p>\n<p>The group, World Against Toys Causing Harm, released its \u201c10 Worst Toys\u201d list on Tuesday, around the start of the holiday shopping season, with the goal of alerting parents to playthings that could hurt their children.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the sword, which the group warned could cause \u201cblunt-force injuries,\u201d and the drone\u2019s \u201cpotential for eye and body impact injuries,\u201d the list includes toys that could appeal to smaller children and contain removable pieces considered a possible choking hazard.<\/p>\n<p>Flying toys, including the drone, and those that shoot projectiles, including toy Nerf guns, have long appeared on the list. While the products\u2019 boxes contain extensive warnings about the dangers of flying items, the group\u2019s executive director, James Swartz, said children could not use them in a safe way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally, look at the packaging,\u201d Swartz said. \u201cIs it realistic to use the product as the manufacturer intends? If the answer is no, it\u2019s better to stay away from it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The list also includes several less-obvious threats. Among them: fidget spinners that can break apart, posing a choking hazard; a pull-along pony with a 19 inch (48 cm) cord the group said a small child could strangle on; and a baby doll with removable hair elastics labelled a choking hazard.<\/p>\n<p>Makers of the toys included on the list, including Mattel Inc, which makes the sword; Skyrocket Toys LLC, the drone manufacturer; and Nerf maker Hasbro Inc, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Toy Association views the list as \u201cneedlessly frightening,\u201d said Joan Lawrence, the trade group\u2019s senior vice president of safety standards and regulatory affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have strong safety standards in this country,\u201d Lawrence said, adding that parents should follow the package\u2019s directions about the age group for which a plaything is suitable.<\/p>\n<p>The association released a survey this month showing 82 percent of parents think the age ranges are merely suggestions. Lawrence urged parents to take them more seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re going to buy a bicycle &#8230; there are instructions on how to safely use the bicycle, like wearing a helmet,\u201d Lawrence said. \u201cWe don\u2019t say, \u2018Don\u2019t buy the bicycle.\u2019 What we do is find ways to enjoy it safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON Nov 16 (TNS): \u00a0A plastic version of comic-book superhero Wonder Woman\u2019s sword and a Spider-Man drone showed up as villains on a US child safety advocacy group\u2019s annual list of potentially hazardous toys. The group, World Against Toys Causing Harm, released its \u201c10 Worst Toys\u201d list on Tuesday, around the start of the holiday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,303],"tags":[304,733],"class_list":["post-31279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","category-washington","tag-washington","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31281,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31279\/revisions\/31281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}