The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has released its 2025 \u201cTrouble in Toyland\u201d report.<\/p>\n
Every year, the organization releases its list of toys that could be dangerous to children.<\/p>\n
In the past, the biggest dangers with toys were choking hazards and lead.<\/p>\n
This year, experts are sounding the alarm over toys that use artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
Experts warn that toys that contain AI chatbots could interact inappropriately with children as they could have little to no parental controls.<\/p>\n
They also want parents to be cautious of counterfeit toys. According to NYPRIG, fake Labubu dolls have been confiscated by the thousands this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cToys for kid, they should be safe, they should not be hazardous, there should be no toxins in them. We shouldn\u2019t have to worry about toys having a negative impact on children\u2019s development, especially as they grow older,\u201d said Matthew Paolucci, the NYPIRG project coordinator.<\/p>\n
As you begin your online holiday shopping, experts suggest parents read the descriptions carefully and check out any reviews before purchasing.<\/p>\n
NYPIRG also has toy safety tips that can be found here<\/a>.
\nTo view the \u2018Trouble in Toyland\u2019 report, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has released its 2025 \u201cTrouble in Toyland\u201d report. Every year,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,4207,5024,969,9,24,63,9460,308,129,131,130,6128],"class_list":["post-48190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-children","tag-consumer","tag-holidays","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-parents","tag-public-safety","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news","tag-toys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}