SmogHog
11-27-2010, 06:13 PM
Site, SMS Short Code Created for Mobile Checks for Lead, Product Safety
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has released its latest report, Trouble in Toyland: The 25th Annual Survey of Toy Safety (http://www.uspirg.org/home/reports/report-archives/product-safety/product-safety-reports/trouble-in-toyland-the-25th-annual-survey-of-toy-safety#id5D46tK-16AQS0-LcXSZcwA). The report is something parents/gift givers should look at as they rush out on Black Friday to gather bargains. What about if you are already at a store? How do you protect your/all children?
HealthyChoice.org has help for you. It's a site (http://www.healthystuff.org/departments/stuff/about.mobile.php) with Flash widgets that show you both overall safety concern for products and lead only concern. That works for devices that support Flash (such as Android 2.2 devices), but for others, such as iPhone and older versions of Android, there is a mobile site (http://mobile.healthystuff.org/).
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If you do not have a smartphone, you are not out of luck. You can SMS an inquiry, using a HealthyStuff.org keyword, followed by the name and/or brand of a product that you wish information on to the number 30644. You can also refine the query by adding the year the product was made (for example “toys 2009 barbie”). Lead check may not be available for some product types, the site adds.
KeywordsHealthy Stuff DepartmentExample(s)carsCarscars ford focusclothesApparel and Accessoriesclothes red walletpetsPetspets tennis ballskidsChildren’s Productskids britaxtoysToystoys fisher-price low
KeywordsHealthy Stuff DepartmentExample(s)carsCarscars ford focusclothesApparel and Accessoriesclothes red walletpetsPetspets tennis ballskidsChildren’s Productskids britaxtoysToystoys fisher-price low
This isn't just something you can do on Black Friday. You can use this service every day.
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The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has released its latest report, Trouble in Toyland: The 25th Annual Survey of Toy Safety (http://www.uspirg.org/home/reports/report-archives/product-safety/product-safety-reports/trouble-in-toyland-the-25th-annual-survey-of-toy-safety#id5D46tK-16AQS0-LcXSZcwA). The report is something parents/gift givers should look at as they rush out on Black Friday to gather bargains. What about if you are already at a store? How do you protect your/all children?
HealthyChoice.org has help for you. It's a site (http://www.healthystuff.org/departments/stuff/about.mobile.php) with Flash widgets that show you both overall safety concern for products and lead only concern. That works for devices that support Flash (such as Android 2.2 devices), but for others, such as iPhone and older versions of Android, there is a mobile site (http://mobile.healthystuff.org/).
http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item15360/Image7.jpg
If you do not have a smartphone, you are not out of luck. You can SMS an inquiry, using a HealthyStuff.org keyword, followed by the name and/or brand of a product that you wish information on to the number 30644. You can also refine the query by adding the year the product was made (for example “toys 2009 barbie”). Lead check may not be available for some product types, the site adds.
KeywordsHealthy Stuff DepartmentExample(s)carsCarscars ford focusclothesApparel and Accessoriesclothes red walletpetsPetspets tennis ballskidsChildren’s Productskids britaxtoysToystoys fisher-price low
KeywordsHealthy Stuff DepartmentExample(s)carsCarscars ford focusclothesApparel and Accessoriesclothes red walletpetsPetspets tennis ballskidsChildren’s Productskids britaxtoysToystoys fisher-price low
This isn't just something you can do on Black Friday. You can use this service every day.
http://s0.2mdn.net/viewad/817-grey.gif (http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3a60/0/0/%2a/u;44306;0-0;0;24082266;3137-500/250;0/0/0;;~okv=;sz=500x250;fmzid=2566;;fmcls=ATF;tile=2;q cseg=D;~aopt=2/0/53/0;~sscs=%3f)