Avoid trouble in toyland
American-made products less likely to be dangerous




BILL GAITHER
Customers swarm through the toy department at Wal-mart Supercenter on Friday morning during the post-Thanksgiving rush of shoppers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends parents take care when purchasing toys for children throughout the year, not just during the holidays. Foreign-made toys are three times as likely to have high lead levels or be choking hazards than those made in the United States.
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By MICHELLE SHERMAN
The Register-Mail
Posted Nov 28, 2008 @ 04:08 PM
GALESBURG —

When the sinister department store Santa Claus warned little Ralphie of “A Christmas Storyâ€