Fidget spinners pose possible hazards
Fidget spinners are on the annual list of hazardous summer toys compiled by World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc., a nonprofit consumer watchdog. AP FILE PHOTO Copyright - Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
FILE - In this May 10, 2017 file photo, attorney Kim Juszczak uses a fidget spinner while riding the subway in New York. Fidget spinners are among the those on the annual list of hazardous summer toys compiled by World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc., a nonprofit consumer watchdog. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) Copyright - Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
BOSTON (AP) - Thinking of getting your kid the wildly popular fidget spinner? A consumer watchdog group is warning parents to think again.
Boston-based World Against Toys Causing Harm said Wednesday in unveiling its summer safety report that the ubiquitous spinners, already banned in many schools, can fall apart and the small pieces can create a choking hazard
W.A.T.C.H. said children in Texas and Oregon have been taken to hospitals recently after choking on fidget spinner pieces.
The group also warned about the fire dangers posed by lithium batteries in hoverboards; the potential for blunt-force injuries from plastic weapons based on superhero movies; and impact injuries from nonmotorized scooters.
