The 24th Annual Survey of Toy Safety, U.S. PIRG Education Fund, November 2009: “Toys should bring kids joy, but sometimes they bring injury, serious harm, or even death. This holiday season, as we have for the past 23 years, U.S. PIRG is working to reduce the number of injuries and tragedies caused by dangerous toys. The 24th annual Trouble in Toyland survey focuses on three categories of toy hazards:

• toys that may pose choking hazards,
• toys that are excessively loud, and
• toys that contain the toxic chemicals lead and phthalates.