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May 6, 2003: San Diego 10 News "Yo-Yo Poses Serious Danger To Children"
May 15, 2003: Queensland bans the Water Yo-Yo
July 14, 2003: Dangling Danger?--article in Time Magazine
August 22, 2003: Mom: This yo-yo a no-no--Article from the Portsmuth Herald newspaper in Maine
September 7, 2003: Hazards of Yo-Yo Balls-- article from Keep Kids Healthy
September 8, 2003: Yo-Yo Balls--Pediatrics Blog
September 24, 2003: The Warning issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Yo-Yo Waterballs
October 16, 2003: A popular toy could pose strangulation risk-- WQAD8 News Channel media report (Iowa-Illinois area)
November 2003: Trouble in Toyland--NYPIRG 2003 Toy Safety Report
November 18, 2003: W.A.T.C.H.'s 2003 Worst Toys List
December 2003: Underwater Yo-Yo Deemed Dangerous--article from TDmonthly
March 12, 2004: New Jersey Press Release
March 31, 2004: Parent Wants Water Yo-Yo Ball Recalled- NBC10 Phildelphia media report
October 6, 2004: The Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
October 18, 2004: Stores Still Selling Dangerous Yo-Yo Toys--NBC Detroit news article
October 21, 4004: Skokie activist testifies against water ball toy--Article from the Skokie Review
(this article is no longer avalible online, please email Lisa Lipin if you would like to have a copy of this article)
November 23, 2004: "Trouble In Toyland" Report from the PIRG (You will need Adobe to read this report)
November 23, 2004: Target 5 (NBC-Illinois) "Trouble in Toyland"
November 24, 2004: Article from the IndyStar--"Report Warns Against Toys That Can Harm"
March 31, 2005: Article from the Sokie Review "Senate bill would ban yo-yo balls"
May 11, 2005: Article from NWItomes.com titled "Mom wants to ban yo-yo waterballs from Illinois. ILLINOIS: Bill awaiting Blagojevich's
signature."
May 26, 2005: Media story titled "Safety Concerns Over Popular Toy" from NBC 15, in Madison, WI
June 8, 2005: NBC Target 5 Media Article titled "Target 5: Yo-Yo Ball Ban Signed Into Law Safety Advocates Say Children Real
Winners"
September 13, 2005: Bill HR 3728 IH introduced into the 109th Congress
November 22, 2005: Mryland's PIRG website, Press Relase on "Troble in Toyland: 2005"
November 22, 2005: WTNH Channel 8 Connecticut: "Toy Safety Warnings Issued For Holiday Shoppers"
November 22, 2005: WIFR Channel 23, Illinois: "Toy Safety: PIRG Toy Safety Report"
November 23, 2005: LJWorld.com "Toy warnings issued before holidays"
March 6, 2006: PolitickerNJ.com "Assemblymen Mayer and Moriarty"
November 4, 2006: KOMOTV.COM "Couple wants popular kids party toy recalled"
November 13, 2006: MSNBC.COM "Yo-Yo Balls: Why are these toys being sold? 410 injury reports have been filed, but the government
won't act"
November 20, 2006: ABC 7 "Suburban mom wants yo-yo ball banned"
April 18, 2007: The Badger Herald "State may ban 'elastic yo-yos'"
November 22, 2007: Skokie Review "Skokie mom continues push for toy safety"
November 29, 2007: Skokie Review: "Major changes sought for toy safety agency"
December 13, 2007: Newsday.com "New Jersey moves to ban yo-yo waterballs"
Date Unknown: Frontpage Milwaukee "No more Yo-Yos"
December 13, 2007: NBC 4 New York "New Jersey Moves To Ban Yo-Yo Waterballs"
January 3, 2008: "Residents, parents take law into own hands" Article from the Courier Post
January 3, 2008: 1010 Wins - "New Jersey bans Yo-Yo Waterballs" Associated Press
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