This year, W.A.T.C.H. says the toys on the list have either choking, eye or other safety hazards. The group encourages parents to shop "defensively" and not just look at a trusted brand or retailer, according to the AP.
- Cabbage Patch Kids Dance Time Doll has a removable tutu and headband that could be choking hazards.
- VTech's Zoo Jamz Xylophone has a mallet that could also be a choking hazard.
- Nerf Vortex VTX Praxis Blaster guns fire soft discs that have a potential for eye injuries.
- Stomp Rocket Ultra Rocket sends foam-tipped rockets 200 feet in the air and poses eye, face and other impact injury dangers.
- Cutting fruit set includes a rigid plastic knife and has the potential for puncture and blunt force injuries.
- Nickelodeon Nella Princess Knight Pillow Pets Sleeptime Lights pose ingestion hazards and potential battery leakage hazard.
- Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel Superstar Blade has the potential for blunt force and eye injuries.
- NICI Wonderland Doll: MiniClara the Ballerina has a potential for choking injuries because of the kitten accessory.
- Chien A Promener Pull Along Dog has the potential for entanglement and strangulation injuries.
- Marvel Black Panther Claw has a potential for eye and facial injuries.
The claw comes with a warning not to hit or swing at people, but the group said that the warning is not enough.
"When you call it a slash claw, there's likely one thing a child is going to do with that claw," James Swartz, the director of W.A.T.C.H. said.
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