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Show Consumer's, Corner Guide lines from NACCA Junior and his kid sister may see the inside of a first-aid station before they see the moon on their toy rocket if some of the tricky small-fry space age toys are not soon improved by their designers. This warning has been issued by the National Association of Claimants' Counsel of America, a nationwide group of 9,000 attorneys who are launching a new program of consumer protection throughout the U.S. The NACCA Bar Association has urged makers of mechanical mechan-ical and chemical toys to exercise exer-cise "utmost care" so that a fun-time toy does not become a painful weapon. Real court cases have shown that toy airplanes powered by carbon dioxide gas pellets can cause injuries and toy darts, airplanes and catapults have figured in many suits in the past. Those involved with making youngsters' playthings have to remember that engineering geniuses gen-iuses of three can't read and even if they could, wouldn't use the same common sense as art adult. It's quite possible Junior may hit on an exotic use for his new atomic missile gun that the maker never foresaw but should have like squirting Mom's best perfume into Baby Sister's eye with it. And when the littlest littl-est toddler starts tasting the new toys and chewine: their paint off well, says the NACCA. that's the time for the toy manufacturer to take extra steps to protect His Royal Highness, the Baby Consumer. |