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To: ms.smartest.person who wrote (64)	8/19/2007 11:51:41 PM
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GAME OVER: GOV ORDERS RISKY TOYS DESTROYED BY ADAM NICHOLS DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER nydailynews.com Saturday, August 18th 2007, 4:00 AM See full list of recalled toys: * Document: Polly Pocket recall information adcreatives.nydailynews.com * Document: Barbie and Tanner recall information adcreatives.nydailynews.com * Document: 'Sarge' toy car recall information adcreatives.nydailynews.com * Document: Fisher-Price recall information adcreatives.nydailynews.com * Document: Thomas recall information adcreatives.nydailynews.com Toy inspectors will sweep New York stores in a seize-and-destroy operation aimed at taking potentially lethal playthings off the shelves. Gov. Spitzer yesterday made it illegal for retailers to sell Chinese-made products laced with lead or fitted with tiny, and potentially deadly, magnets. And he ordered health departments to make sure the toys - including "Sesame Street" characters, Barbies and Polly Pockets - are melted down. The no-nonsense attack beefed up recall notices issued by toy giant Mattel, which made removal of the toys voluntary. "We feel that the threat to children is so strong that we must take this step," said state Health Department spokeswoman Claudia Hutton. "It's been very distressing to us. ... What is Mattel doing to reach parents and grandparents who buy these toys?" The teams of inspectors are expected to start their searches this weekend. Retailers selling the toys could face fines of up to $2,000. Mattel has been ordered to give the state a list of New York retailers known to stock the affected products. "Our goal is compliance, as opposed to punishment," Hutton said. In two recalls in the past month, Mattel asked retailers to pull millions of toys made in China because they contained lead or had dangerous parts. But there was no legal requirement for them to do so. "New York is prepared to launch a series of initiatives to better protect children from toys that are known to be unsafe," said Spitzer. anichols@nydailynews.com