W.A.T.C.H.'s annual "10 Worst Toys" list nominates representative toys with the potential to cause childhood injuries, or even death.

NOMINEES FOR THE “10 WORST TOYS” LIST ILLUSTRATE HAZARDS
 
W.A.T.C.H. INC.’S 39th ANNUAL “10 WORST TOYS” CONFERENCE

Consumer advocates James A. Swartz1, nationally known trial attorney and a Director of W.A.T.C.H., and Joan E. Siff2, President of W.A.T.C.H., will present W.A.T.C.H.’s annual nominees for its “10 Worst Toys” list at a conference in Boston at The Franciscan Hospital for Children. Parents and caregivers need to know what dangers to look for when they purchase toys for children this holiday season and year-round. Unfortunately, there have been many deaths and injuries to children as a result of poorly designed and tested toys. Many of these injuries can be prevented with education about the dangers lurking in toy boxes. Numerous recalls in the past year are clearly suggestive of a broken system that needs fixing before more children are harmed.  In the nearly twelve month period since W.A.T.C.H.’s last “10 Worst Toys” conference, there have been at least twenty eight (28) toy recalls representing three million eight hundred seven thousand five hundred (3,807,500) units of dangerous toys in the United Sates alone polluting the marketplace. W.A.T.C.H.’s “10 Worst Toys” list, a hands-on tool for consumers, raises awareness of the different types of hazards to avoid while toy shopping.

James Swartz detailed the potential hazards found in this year’s nominees for the “10 Worst Toys” list.  The list exposes toy hazards seen year after year, despite continued efforts to educate and inform the industry.  Swartz stressed that “these particular toys are illustrative of some hazards in toys being sold to consumers, and should not be considered as the only potentially hazardous toys on the market.”  

2011 "10 Worst Toys" List
W.A.T.C.H.'s annual "10 Worst Toys" list nominates representative toys with the potential to cause childhood injuries, or even death. W.A.T.C.H.'s annual "Toy Conference" has generated extensive national press and media coverage. Because of these efforts, and the positive response from both the media and the public, there have been many toy and product design changes. Founder Edward M. Swartz (1934-2011) and W.A.T.C.H. fearlessly exposed potentially dangerous toys to the general public. As a result, children’s lives have been saved.